Question

Complete the synthetic division work below to divide 5x^3 - 3x^2 + 2x - 1 by x+1 Fill in the blank with the four numbers that would go below the line. Separate numbers by commas. 5 -3 2 - 1

Answer 1

Abraham, this is the solution of the polynomials division:

5x^3 - 3x^2 + 2x - 1/ x+1

Step 1:

5x² + (-8x² + 2x - 1)/(x + 1)

Step 2:

5x² - 8x + (10x - 1)/(x + 1)

Step 3:

5x² -8x + 10 + (-11/x + 1)

The four numbers below the line are: 5 -8 10 - 11