Q. 9) Use long division to find the quotient and the remainder. (2x3+4x2−2)÷(x2+5x+1)
Set up division: First, set up the long division by writing (2x3+4x2+0x−2) inside the division bracket and (x2+5x+1) outside.
Find first quotient term: Divide the first term of the dividend, 2x3, by the first term of the divisor, x2, to get the first term of the quotient, which is 2x.
Multiply and subtract: Multiply the entire divisor (x2+5x+1) by the first term of the quotient (2x) to get (2x3+10x2+2x).
Find second quotient term: Subtract this from the dividend: 2x3+4x2+0x−2 - 2x3+10x2+2x to get the new dividend −6x2−2x−2.
Multiply and subtract: Divide the first term of the new dividend, −6x2, by the first term of the divisor, x2, to get the second term of the quotient, which is −6.
Check for further division: Multiply the entire divisor x2+5x+1 by the second term of the quotient −6 to get −6x2−30x−6.
Check for further division: Multiply the entire divisor x2+5x+1 by the second term of the quotient −6 to get −6x2−30x−6. Subtract this from the new dividend: (−6x2−2x−2)−(−6x2−30x−6) to get the new dividend 28x+4.
Check for further division: Multiply the entire divisor x2+5x+1 by the second term of the quotient −6 to get −6x2−30x−6. Subtract this from the new dividend: (−6x2−2x−2)−(−6x2−30x−6) to get the new dividend 28x+4. Since the degree of the new dividend 28x+4 is less than the degree of the divisor x2+5x+1, we cannot divide further, and this becomes our remainder.
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