Long division help: I was wondering if anyone could help me out with these 3 problems. Thank you :)
Use long division to find the quotient.
1) (m2 – m + 6) ÷ (m – 3)
2) (n2 + 10n + 18) ÷ (n + 5)
3) (6b2 – 17b + 12) ÷ (3b – 4)
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rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):
okay so lets start with #1 okay?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
alright. :)
rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):
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rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):
okay so #1 ever heard of synthetic division?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes I have I know how to do synthetic division, but ive always gotten so lost with long division
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rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):
okay ill show you number one and we will do #2 together okay?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
awesome thanks !
rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):
ill ask you questions along the way
but
m=1m right?
they just dont put the 1 but is there
rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):
just like x=1x
y=1y
a=1a
etc got it?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
alright got it
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rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):
okay so lets make the synthetic chart what is your divisor ?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
is it m-3?
rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):
yes correct
rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):
but this is the part you need to remember
m-3 will be +3
when you plug it into the chart
its going to be the opposite got it?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
got it, so positive 3
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rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):
okay lets just say we had x+4 what would we plug into the chart?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
-4?
rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):
great you are catching on
rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):
so when making the chart put 3 in the corner|dw:1459279758646:dw|got it?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes got it
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