How do you divide (x^4+2x^3-2x^2+9x+3)/(x^2+1) ?

1 Answer
Mar 24, 2018

x^2+2x-3+(7x+6)/(x^2+1)

Explanation:

By long division

(x^4+2x^3-2x^2+9x+3):(x^2+1)=x^2
-x^4-x^2

(0+2x^3-3x^2+9x+3):(x^2+1)=x^2+2x
-2x^3-2x

(0+0-3x^2+7x+3):(x^2+1)=x^2+2x-3
+3x^2+3

(0+0+0+7x+6):(x^2+1)=x^2+2x-3

x^2+2x-3+(7x+6)/(x^2+1)