Part A: Divide $\ (8x^4y^3 + 4x^3y^2 - 2x^2y - 12x^2y^4)\ by -2x^2y$. Show your work, and justify each step. (6 points)

How would your answer be affected if the x^2 variable in the denominator was just an x?

What is the degree and classification of the polynomial you got?

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Part A: Divide $\ (8x^4y^3 + 4x^3y^2 - 2x^2y - 12x^2y^4)\ by -2x^2y$. Show your work, and justify each step. (6 points)

How would your answer be affected if the x^2 variable in the denominator was just an x?

What is the degree and classification of the polynomial you got?

anonymous · Answer

Can't you just factor out -2x^2y out from the numerator and then cancel it you with the denominator. and you will be left with the quotient.

camerondoherty · Answer

Umm... I'm not really sure cx

anonymous · Answer

alternatively you can divide term by term

nikato · Answer

if you look at all four terms within the paranthesis, you should see that you can factor 
$$2x ^{2}y$$
for each term