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Divide using polynomial long division.(6x^4+20x^2-4)/ (x^2+3)

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(6x⁴+20x²-4) / (x²+3)

(6x⁴+ 20x² -4) / (x²+3), Find a number that multiply by x² give the first expression 6x⁴, x² * 6x² = 6x⁴ and rule says that the sing have to change - to + or + to -, then continue the multipication quotient by divisor 6x²*3 = 18x² and appy the sing rule:

(6x⁴+ 20x² -4) / (x²+3)

-6x⁴ - 18x² ┃ 6x²

Continue the division until you get to something that the divisor is too big to divide into:

(6x⁴ - 6x⁴ ) + (20x² - 18x²) + 0 -4 / (x²+3)

0 + 2x² -4 / (x²+3)

-2x² - 6 ┃ 6x² +2

0 - 10

The binomial does not evenly divide into the ponomial, so the answer is

6x² +2 -(10/ (x²+3))

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