How do you divide #(x^3-x^2-14x+25)div(x-3)# using synthetic division?

1 Answer
May 19, 2017

The remainder is #=1# and the quotient is #=x^2+2x-8#

Explanation:

Let's perform the synthetic division

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#color(white)(aaaaaaaaaaaa)#_________

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#color(white)(aaaaaaaaaaaa)#________

#color(white)(aaaa)##color(white)(aaaaaaa)##|##color(white)(aaaa)##1##color(white)(aaaaaaa)##2##color(white)(aaaaaaa)##-8##color(white)(aaaaaaa)##color(red)(1)#

#(x^3-x^2-14x+25)/(x-3)=(x^2+2x-8)+1/(x-3)#

The remainder is #=1# and the quotient is #=x^2+2x-8#