Polynomial Long and synthetic division

hammond4ever2002

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our teacher just introduced this to us i need some major help.....

example:

(x^3+3x^2-10x-24)dividedby(x-3)


can anyone who has had this lesson break it down for me?

thanks

KC
 
Hello, KC!

\(\displaystyle (x^3\,+\,3x^2\,-\,10x\,-\,24)\:\div\:(x\,-\,3)\)
Since explaining every step will require pages and pages of explanation,
\(\displaystyle \;\;\)I'll assume you know the procedures . . . and I'll just give you the results.

Long division:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . \(\displaystyle x^2\;+\;6x\;+\;8\)
. . . . . . . . .- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
\(\displaystyle \;\;x\,-\,3\;)\:x^3\,+\,3x^2\,-10x\,-\,24\)
. . . . . . . . . \(\displaystyle x^3\,-\,3x^2\)
. . . . . . . . .- - - - - - -
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .\(\displaystyle 6x^2\,-\,10x\)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .\(\displaystyle 6x^2\,-\,18x\)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .- - - - - - -
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \(\displaystyle 8x\,-\,24\)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \(\displaystyle 8x\,-\,24\)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - - - - - -

Synthetic division:

. . . \(\displaystyle 3\;|\;1\quad3\quad\)-\(\displaystyle 10\quad\)-\(\displaystyle 24\)
. . . . . \(\displaystyle |\;\;\:3\quad\,18\quad\:24\)
. . . . . - - - - - - - - - -
. . . . . . \(\displaystyle 1\quad6\qquad\;\8\qquad\;0\)
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