Answer:
How do you divide
x
4
+
2
x
3
+
15
x
2
+
6
x
+
8
x
−
4
?
Algebra Division of Polynomials
1 Answer
Alan P.
Jun 13, 2017
x
4
+
2
x
3
+
15
x
2
+
6
x
+
8
x
−
4
=
x
3
+
6
x
2
+
39
x
+
152
Remainder:
616
Step-by-step explanation:
Do this division either using "synthetic division" or "long division"
synthetic division
x
4
x
3
x
2
x
1
x
0
usually omitted
1
2
15
6
8
the coefficients
+
−−−
|
−
0
−
4
−
24
−−
146
−−−
608
−−−
product of prior row 3 value and
x
's zero
4
|
1
6
39
152
616
the 4 is the value of
x
that would make the denominator
=
0
x
3
x
2
x
1
x
0
R
again, this is usually omitted