How do you divide (4x^4 -12 x^2-x-20)/((x^2 + 4) )4x412x2x20(x2+4)?

1 Answer
Jul 3, 2018

The quotient is (4x^2-28)(4x228) and the remainder is (-x+92)(x+92)

Explanation:

Perform a long division.

color(white)(aaaa)aaaa4x^4-12x^2-x-204x412x2x20color(white)(aaaa)aaaa|x^2+4x2+4

color(white)(aaaa)aaaa4x^4+16x^24x4+16x2color(white)(aaaaaaaaaaaa)aaaaaaaaaaaa|4x^2-284x228

color(white)(aaaaaa)aaaaaa0-28x^2-x-20028x2x20

color(white)(aaaaaaaa)aaaaaaaa-28x^2-0x-11228x20x112

color(white)(aaaaaaaaaa)aaaaaaaaaa+0-x+92+0x+92

The quotient is (4x^2-28)(4x228) and the remainder is (-x+92)(x+92)

(4x^4-12x^2-x-20)/(x^2+4)=4x^2-28+(-x+92)/(x^2+4)4x412x2x20x2+4=4x228+x+92x2+4