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What is 2x^3-x^2+3 divided by x-3?

What is 2x^3-x^2+3 divided by x-3?-example-1
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Answer: (A) 2x² + 5x + 15 +
\bold{(48)/(x-3)}

Explanation:

x - 3 = 0 ⇒ x = 3

Using synthetic division:

3 | 2 -1 0 3

| ↓ 6 15 45

2 5 15 48 ← remainder

Factored polynomial is: 2x² + 5x + 15 +
(48)/(x-3)

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