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Randy divides (2x4 – 3x3 – 3x2 + 7x – 3) by (x2 – 2x + 1) as shown below. What error does Randy make?

x squared minus 2 x + 1 StartLongDivisionSymbol 2 x Superscript 4 Baseline minus 3 x cubed minus 3 x squared + 7 x minus 3 EndLongDivisionSymbol. minus 2 x Superscript 4 Baseline minus 4 x cubed + 2 x squared to get a remainder of x cubed minus 5 x squared + 7 x. minus x cubed minus 2 x squared + x to get a remainder of negative 3 x squared + 6 x minus 3. minus negative 3 x squared + 6 x minus 3 to get a remainder of 0 and a quotient of 2 x squared + x + 3.

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The answer is b.) He makes an error writing the constant term in the quotient.

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