Question

(x4 + 5x3 - 2x2 -4x + 4) ÷ (x + 3)

a. x3 + 2x2 -8x - 20 - 56/(x + 3)

b. X4 + 2x3 -8x2 21x + 59

c. -3x3 + 2x2 -8x + 21 = 59/(x -3)

d. x3 + 2x2 -8x + 21

Answer 1

Did you figure it out?

Answer 2

no ma'am :(

Answer 3

I'm working it out on paper now, give me a sec and i'll post my answer

Answer 4

thank you so much

Answer 5

Just like in regular long division, you have to see how many times x +3 goes in each term.
x goes into x^4, x^3 times because x^3 times x = x^4.
Then you multiply x*x^3and 3*x^3 and subtract
which cancels x^4.