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Find the quotient x^3+5x^2+5/(x+2)

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Use synth. div., with divisor -2:

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-2 / 1 5 0 5
-2 6 -12
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1 -3 6 -7

The quotient is x^2 - 3x + 6 with a remainer of -7 / (x+2).
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