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Divide the polynomial 3x^4-2x^3+5x^2-3 by (x+1)​

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I used synthetic division to solve this (pardon the messiness I tried to write it out on the computer but I'm not that good at maneuvering the mouse)

Below are the steps I took:

The answer is:
3x^(3) -5x^(2) +10x -10 + (7)/(x + 1)

I hope this made a bit of sense and it's helped you!

Divide the polynomial 3x^4-2x^3+5x^2-3 by (x+1)​-example-1
Divide the polynomial 3x^4-2x^3+5x^2-3 by (x+1)​-example-2
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