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What is 3x^4+2x^3-5x^2-4 divided by x+2?

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3x³ - 4x² - 13x + 26
x + 2|3x⁴ + 2x³ - 5x² + 0x - 4
- (3x⁴ + 6x³)
-4x³ - 5x²
- (-4x³ + 8x²)
-13x² + 0x
-(-13x² - 26x)
26x - 4
-(26x + 52)
-56


(3x^(4) + 2x^(3) - 5x^(2) - 4)/(x + 2) = 3x^(3) - 4x^(2) - 13x + 26 + (-56)/(x + 2)
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