Question

Please Help!?

divide:

x-2 divided into x^3 + 8

Answer 1

are you sure its x^3+8 ?

Answer 2

im sorry minus 8
typo (:

Answer 3

your problem is = [x^3-8]/(x-2)
=(x^3-2^3)/(x-2)
=(x-2)(x^2+2x+2^2)/(x-2)
=x^2+2x+4

Answer 4

Or you can use synthetic division and come up to the answer

Answer 5

can you show me the synthetic division way? please and thank you

Answer 6

Well actually that would be too long but I can direct you to a site that can assist you by showing you examples

Answer 7

Yes please!!! my instructor told the class to try that way but im so unsure of how to divide with the x^3 - 8 ?

Answer 8

Try which way?

Answer 9

the synthetic division way (: sorry

Answer 10

http://www.purplemath.com/modules/synthdiv.htm

Ok here is the site and it will walk you straight through I hope you do well :)

Answer 11

Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!! (: