Question

Find the quotient of the quantity negative 40 times x to the 3rd power minus 12 times x to the 2nd power plus 16 times x all over negative 4 times x.

10x2 + 3x − 4
−40x3 − 12x2 − 4
−10x2 + 3x − 4
10x2 − 3x + 4

Answer 1

what does the numerator look like?

Answer 2

\[-40x ^{3}-12x +16x\]

Answer 3

it should be -12x^2

Answer 4

ok, and the numerator is -4x

Answer 5

oops yeah thats what it is

Answer 6

so an x will cancel from each term in the numerator

Answer 7

what will that give us?

Answer 8

so we cancel the x's out? is that what your saying?

Answer 9

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