How do you divide ( -3x^3+ x^2-x-72 )/(x - 2 )? Algebra Rational Equations and Functions Division of Polynomials 1 Answer P dilip_k Feb 27, 2016 (-3x^3+x^2-x-72)/(x-2) =(-3x^2(x-2)-6x^2+x^2-x-72)/(x-2) =(-3x^2(x-2)-5x(x-2)-10x-x-72)/(x-2) =(-3x^2(x-2)-5x(x-2)-11(x-2)-22-72)/(x-2) =-3x^2-5x-11-94/(x-2) Answer link Related questions What is an example of long division of polynomials? How do you do long division of polynomials with remainders? How do you divide 9x^2-16 by 3x+4? How do you divide \frac{x^2+2x-5}{x}? How do you divide \frac{x^2+3x+6}{x+1}? How do you divide \frac{x^4-2x}{8x+24}? How do you divide: (4x^2-10x-24) divide by (2x+3)? How do you divide: 5a^2+6a-9 into 25a^4? How do you simplify (3m^22 + 27 mn - 12)/(3m)? How do you simplify (25-a^2) / (a^2 +a -30)? See all questions in Division of Polynomials Impact of this question 1513 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License