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I can’t figure this out. Getting different answer than listed. Please help with attached-example-1
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Solution

We are required to use synthetic division to rewrite the expression


(x^3+6x^2-5)/(x+2)

The synthetic division is shown below

Re-write the result in polynomial form


=x^2+4x-8+(11)/(x+2)

The answer is


=x^2+4x-8+(11)/(x+2)

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