Answer:
3p - 8 + 31/p + 4
Explanation:
![\[(4p + 3p^2 - 1)/(p + 4)\]](https://img.qammunity.org/2024/formulas/mathematics/college/jgkl3bv9brynhy0r1k21pnmo4m4t268wkz.png)
To simplify this expression, we can perform polynomial long division:
3p - 8
____________________
p + 4 | 3p^2 + 4p - 1
- (3p^2 + 12p)
____________
-8p - 1
- (-8p - 32)
___________
31
So, the result of the division is
.