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OpenStudy (gio333):

write the following quotient in simplest form 3y^3 + 2y^2 - 7y + 2 / 3y-1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You can factorise \[3y^3+2y^2-7y+2\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

putting y=1, this expressions goes to 0, so (y-1) is a factor dividing the numerator by (y-1) you get \[3y^2+5y-2\]and this gets factorised into (3y-1)(y+2)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So the whole expression becomes:\[\frac{ (y-1)(3y-1)(y+2) }{3y-1 }\]from which we get:\[(y-1)(y+2)\]

OpenStudy (gio333):

so once u divide and you then get (y-1)(y+2)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes you are correct

OpenStudy (gio333):

ok

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