synthetic division: 5x to 4th + 26x to 3rd - 22x sqrd + 9x -

[katie1420]

use synthetic division to divide
5x to the fourth + 26x to the third - 22x squared + 9x-15 by x + 6
i dont even know where to start

 

[Deleted member 4993]

Re: synthetic division

use synthetic division to divide
5x to the fourth + 26x to the third - 22x squared + 9x-15 by x + 6

Please show us your work, indicating exactly where you are stuck - so that we know where to begin to help you.

 

[Loren]

Re: synthetic division

5x to the fourth + 26x to the third - 22x squared + 9x-15 by x + 6

-6 | 5... 26... -22.... 9... -15
Your move.

 

[fasteddie65]

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-6 | 5... 26... -22.... 9... -15
-30 24 -12 18
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5 -4 2 -3 3

The quotient is 5x^3 - 4x^2 + 2x - 3 and the remainder is 3/(x + 6)

 

[mmm4444bot]

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-6 | 5... 26... -22.... 9... -15
-30 24 -12 18
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5 -4 2 -3 3

The quotient is 5x^3 - 4x^2 + 2x - 3 and the remainder is 3/(x + 6) ? This line of your post is clear.

Hey Fast Eddie:

Do you know? We may not "draw" columns in posts at this web site using extra spaces only.

While your intentions are good, your example is only good for those who already have enough experience with synthetic division to be able to understand it and enough motivation to bother.

Do you know? We may "draw" stuff using the Code button to insert the tags for a fixed-width font; plus, we may see what our post will look like by using the [Preview] button before submitting.

Check it out. Click the

button, and examine the characters for the code below.

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 -6 |  5   26  -22    9  -15
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   |     -30   24  -12   18
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   |  5   -4    2   -3    3

I have no idea whether or not the original poster will benefit from seeing your final product in readable format, but I would like them to have a chance.

Cheers,

~ Mark

"Spoon feeding, in the long run, teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon." ~ E. M. Forster