Question

When 3x^2 - 8x - 4 is divided by 3x - 2,the result can be expressed as A-8/3x-2What is A in terms of x?

Answer 1

When you divide polynomials, you can use long division to find the answer.

The step by step process is:

As the remainder is -8, the result of the division is:

`x-2+(-8)/((3x-2))=x-2-(8)/(3x-2)`

Then A in terms of x is:

`\begin{gathered} A-(8)/(3x-2)=(x-2)-(8)/(3x-2) \\ \text{Then} \\ A=x-2 \end{gathered}`