How do you simplify #(3x^3 + 6x^2 - x + 4 )/( x+2)#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-06T22:25:14

Depends on what you call simplified!
#3x^2-1+6/(x+2)#

This may not be what they are after!

Looking for #x+2# in #3x^3+6x-x+4#

#(3x^3+6x^2-x-2+6)/(x+2)#

#(3x^3+6x^2+6)/(x+2) -(x+2)/(x+2)#

#(3x^2(x+2))/(x+2)+6/(x+2)-(x+2)/(x+2)#

#3x^2-1+6/(x+2)#

Or you can do long division which is a skill worth honing.