How do you divide (y^4-8y^3+10y^2+2y+4)div(y-2)(y48y3+10y2+2y+4)÷(y2) using synthetic division?

1 Answer
Jul 26, 2017

The remainder is color(red)(0)0 and the quotient is =y^3-6y^2-2y-2=y36y22y2

Explanation:

Let's perform the [synthetic division]

color(white)(aaaa)aaaa22color(white)(aaaaaa)aaaaaa|color(white)(aa)aa11color(white)(aaaa)aaaa-88color(white)(aaaaaa)aaaaaa1010color(white)(aaaaaaa)aaaaaaa22color(white)(aaaaaaa)aaaaaaa44
color(white)(aaaaaaaaaaaa)aaaaaaaaaaaa_________

color(white)(aaaa)aaaacolor(white)(aaaaaaa)aaaaaaa|color(white)(aaaa)aaaacolor(white)(aaaaa)aaaaa22color(white)(aaaa)aaaa-1212color(white)(aaaaa)aaaaa-44color(white)(aaaaaa)aaaaaa-44
color(white)(aaaaaaaaaaaa)aaaaaaaaaaaa________

color(white)(aaaa)aaaacolor(white)(aaaaaaa)aaaaaaa|color(white)(aaa)aaa11color(white)(aaa)aaa-66color(white)(aaaaa)aaaaa-22color(white)(aaaaaa)aaaaaa-22color(white)(aaaaaaa)aaaaaaacolor(red)(0)0

The remainder is color(red)(0)0 and the quotient is =y^3-6y^2-2y-2=y36y22y2

(y^4-8y^3+10y^2+2y+4)/(y-2)=y^3-6y^2-2y-2y48y3+10y2+2y+4y2=y36y22y2