How do you divide #(-4x^3 + 20x^2 + 144x)# by #(x -9)#? Precalculus Real Zeros of Polynomials Long Division of Polynomials 1 Answer Alan P. Oct 22, 2015 One method would be to use synthetic division, to get #color(white)("XXX")(-4x^2-16x)# Explanation: #{: (,,x^3,x^2,x^1,x^0), (," | ", -4,+20,+144, +0), ("-----","--+--","-----","-----","------","----"), (," | ",,-36, -144,color(white)("X")0), ("----","-+","-----","-----","------","-----"), (+9," | ",-4,-16,color(white)("XX")0,), (,,x^2,color(white)("XX")x^1,color(white)("XX")x^0,R) :}# Answer link Related questions What is long division of polynomials? How do I find a quotient using long division of polynomials? What are some examples of long division with polynomials? How do I divide polynomials by using long division? How do I use long division to simplify #(2x^3+4x^2-5)/(x+3)#? How do I use long division to simplify #(x^3-4x^2+2x+5)/(x-2)#? How do I use long division to simplify #(2x^3-4x+7x^2+7)/(x^2+2x-1)#? How do I use long division to simplify #(4x^3-2x^2-3)/(2x^2-1)#? How do I use long division to simplify #(3x^3+4x+11)/(x^2-3x+2)#? How do I use long division to simplify #(12x^3-11x^2+9x+18)/(4x+3)#? See all questions in Long Division of Polynomials Impact of this question 1657 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License