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Divide using synthetic division (x^3 - 4x + 6) ÷ (x+3) =

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Answer:

Quotient = x² - 3x + 5

Remainder = 9

Step-by-step explanation:

To make the synthetic division, we need to rewrite the dividend with all the degrees of the exponents, so:

x³ - 4x + 6 = x³ + 0x² - 4x + 6

Then, we will use the coefficient of each term: 1, 0, -4 and 6

On the other hand, the divisor should have the form (x - a), so:

x + 3 = x - (-3)

Therefore, a = -3, and we will use this number for the synthetic division.

Finally, the synthetic division is:

Where the first number goes down, then the blue -3 is calculated as the number as 1 x -3, and the yellow -3 is equal to the sum of the number numbers 0 and -3, so: 0 + (-3) = -3

In the same way, 9 = -3 x -3 and 5 = -4 + 9

Finally, -15 = 5 x -3 and -9 = 6 - 15

Now, the coefficients 1, -3, and 5 give us the quotient of the division, and -9 is the remainder. So, the solution of the division is:


\begin{gathered} quotient=x^2-3x+5 \\ \text{remainder}=-9 \end{gathered}

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