Question

The long division below shows the first term of the quotient. Which polynomial should be subtracted from the dividend first? mc003-1.jpg

Answer 1

x³+2x² is your answer i got it right in my test ;)

Answer 2

Answer:
`x^3 + 2x^2`

Explanation:

when we divide polynomial
`x^3 +3x^2 +x` by x+2

we will first consider polynomial with one degree less than the numerator that will be
`x^(2)` and as when we multiply
`x^(2)` by x+2 by the rule of long division we get
`x^3 +2x^2`

Hence,
`x^3 +2x^2` will be the first term we will divide from the dividend.