Question

Divide.
(12x³-7x²-7x+1)+(3x+2)
Your answer should give the quotient and the remainder.

Answer 1

To divide (12x³-7x²-7x+1) by (3x+2), we can use polynomial long division:

4x² - 3x + 1
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3x + 2 |12x³ - 7x² - 7x + 1
12x³ + 8x²
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-15x² - 7x
-15x² - 10x
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3x + 1
So, the quotient is 4x² - 3x + 1 and the remainder is 3x + 1. Therefore, we can write the original expression as:

(12x³-7x²-7x+1) = (3x+2)(4x²-3x+1) + (3x+1)

or

(12x³-7x²-7x+1) ÷ (3x+2) = 4x² - 3x + 1 with a remainder of 3x + 1.