``````````````finding the quotients``````````````

[yasaminG]

im having trouble remembering how to do these, the book does not give an example either..please help me!!

(x^5+2)/ (x+3)

 

[Gene]

It doesn't simplify. What are you doing with it? Long division perhaps?

 

[yasaminG]

yea we are using long division. i have the answer in the back of the book, ii just have no idea how they got it

 

[Gene]

It's pretty much like long regular division. Multiply the factors that makethe first term.

     x^4 -3x^3 +12x^2  
     ------------
x+3 |x^5        multiply (x+3)(x^4)
     x^5 +3x^4  subtract
     ---------
         -3x^4 +3x^3
         -3x^4 -9x^3
          ----------
               12x^3

If that doesn't bring it back look at
http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/ ... ongdiv.htm