What is the quotient when x^3 -5x+3x - 8 is divided by x-3?
A.x^2-8x+27
B. x^2-2x-3
C.x^2-8x+27 - 89/(x-3)
D.x^2 -2x - 3 - 17/(x-3)

Question

What is the quotient when x^3 -5x+3x - 8 is divided by x-3?
A.x^2-8x+27
B. x^2-2x-3
C.x^2-8x+27 - 89/(x-3)
D.x^2 -2x - 3 - 17/(x-3)

dumbcow · Answer

have you learned synthetic division?

dumbcow · Answer

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

dumbcow · Answer

3  |  1    -5    3     -8
              3     -6    -9
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       1      -2    -3    -17

anonymous · Answer

yes I just finished the lesson and I can't seem to figure out this problem. I know you have to put them in decending order, then multiply and divide. but my answer is nothing close to the choices they give.

anonymous · Answer

So is it D?

dumbcow · Answer

yeah

anonymous · Answer

So what about 2x^3+x+3 divided by x+1

dumbcow · Answer

-1 | 2   0   1   3

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you finish it

anonymous · Answer

what about 
What is f(x)/g(x) when f(x)= -2x^3+x^2+16-15 and g(x) = x+3?