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Divide x^2 by x – 1. What is the value of the remainder?

Divide x^2 by x – 1. What is the value of the remainder?-example-1
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To answer this question, we will use the long division algorithm:

Therefore:


(x^2)/(x-1)=x+1+(1)/(x-1)\text{.}

Answer:


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Divide x^2 by x – 1. What is the value of the remainder?-example-1
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