
Jon S. answered 06/26/20
Patient and Knowledgeable Math and English Tutor
-3 | 1 0 3 -1 -8
-3 9 -36 111
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1 -3 12 -37 103
x^3 - 3x^2 + 12x - 37 +103/x+3
Allie B.
asked 06/26/20Karine preformed the polynomial division shown below.
(x^4+3x^2-x-8)/ (x+3)
| 1 3 0 -1 -8
3 | 3 18 54 159
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1 6 18 53 151
x^3+6x^2+18x+204
1)Explain the errors in detail.
2)Enter the correct synthetic division below showing the entire process and answer in polynomial form.
Jon S. answered 06/26/20
Patient and Knowledgeable Math and English Tutor
-3 | 1 0 3 -1 -8
-3 9 -36 111
--------------------------
1 -3 12 -37 103
x^3 - 3x^2 + 12x - 37 +103/x+3
Mark M. answered 06/26/20
Mathematics Teacher - NCLB Highly Qualified
The coefficients of the dividend are not in correct order.
They should be 1 0 3 -1 -8
In synthetic division the partial products are subtracted, not added.
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