How do you divide (-x^4-4x^3-3x^2+4x-2)/(x^2+4) x44x33x2+4x2x2+4?

1 Answer
Dec 13, 2017

color(magenta)(-x^2-4x+1x24x+1 plus remainder of color(magenta)(20x-620x6

Explanation:

(-x^4-4x^3-3x^2+4x-2)/(x^2+4)x44x33x2+4x2x2+4

color(white)(..........)color(white)(.)color(magenta)(-x^2-4x+1
w-2|overline(-4x^4-4x^3-3x^2+4x-2)
color(white)(..............)ul(-x^4+0x-4x^2)
color(white)(.....................)-4x^3+x^2+4x
color(white)(......................)ul(-4x^3+0x-16x-2)
color(white)(..................................)x^2+20x-2
color(white)(..................................)ul(x^2+0x+4)
color(white)(..........................................)color(magenta)(20x-6

(-x^4-4x^3-3x^2+4x-2)/(x^2+4) = color(magenta)(-x^2-4x+1 plus remainder of color(magenta)(20x-6