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OpenStudy (ammarah):

Divide: (x^5-3x^3-2x+3)/(x+2)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You can do this 2 ways: long division, or you can factor the top and see if it also has a factor of (x+2), which it doesn't. So, you will have to do long division.

OpenStudy (ammarah):

i dont get how do long divisions please show me step by step

OpenStudy (anonymous):

First, you are missing an x^4 and x^2, so you have to add them on as +0x^4+0x^2

OpenStudy (ammarah):

what then

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It takes a long time to do long division with 5 powers.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'll let @Compassionate do it, since it takes a while to draw out and explain.

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