Question

Divide (x^3-4x+5)/(x+1)

Answer 1

Factor the top:

\[\frac{x^{2} -4x + 5}{x + 1}\]\[\frac{(x - 5)(x + 1)}{x + 1}\]
Now you can cancel.

Answer 2

x^2-x-3+8/(x+1)

Answer 3

Oops...sorry, the signs aren't right

Answer 4

it's ok

Answer 5

you can't factor it anyways since it is x^3 and you factored it as if it was x^2

Answer 6

your suppose to use long division or synthetic division, but this one is stumping me!

Answer 7

Wow, I really wasn't paying attention!

Answer 8

I used long division and i got
(x^2-x-3)+8/(x+1)

Answer 9

how though

Answer 10

i know the answer but its missing the x^2

Answer 11

so it's confusing me

Answer 12

insert a 0x^2 in its place and it will work out

Answer 13

oh ok let me try that

Answer 14

I get the same result as @chubbybunny