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Solve q^2+11q+24÷q^2-5q-24

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Answer:

Explanation:

As q^2+11q+24÷q^2-5q-24 has no " = " sign, it can't be solved. You meant, "Perform the indicated division, using long division:"

q^2+11q+24÷q^2-5q-24

can be rewritten for long division as:

_____________

q^2-5q-24 ) q^2+11q+24

Note how q^2 / q^2 = 1. So, we obtain:

1

_____________

q^2-5q-24 ) q^2+11q+24

- ( q^2-5q-24 )

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16q + 48 is the remainder

This result can be left as is, or we could write the quotient as

16q + 48

1 + -----------------

q^2-5q-24

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