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Use synthetic division to find (x2+8x7)÷(x1)(x^2 + 8x - 7) \div (x - 1).\newlineWrite your answer in the form q(x)+rd(x)q(x) + \frac{r}{d(x)}, where q(x)q(x) is a polynomial, rr is an integer, and d(x)d(x) is a linear polynomial. Simplify any fractions.\newline_________

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Q. Use synthetic division to find (x2+8x7)÷(x1)(x^2 + 8x - 7) \div (x - 1).\newlineWrite your answer in the form q(x)+rd(x)q(x) + \frac{r}{d(x)}, where q(x)q(x) is a polynomial, rr is an integer, and d(x)d(x) is a linear polynomial. Simplify any fractions.\newline_________
  1. Set up synthetic division: Set up synthetic division with the root of the divisor (x1)(x - 1), which is 11, and the coefficients of the dividend (x2+8x7)(x^2 + 8x - 7), which are 11, 88, and 7-7.
  2. Perform synthetic division: Perform synthetic division:\newline11 8 71 | 1\ 8\ -7\newline 1 9 |\ 1\ 9\newline------------\newline1 9 2 1\ 9\ 2
  3. Write result polynomial: Write the result of the synthetic division as a polynomial plus a remainder: q(x)=x+9q(x) = x + 9 and the remainder is 22.
  4. Express result in form: Express the result in the form q(x)+rd(x)q(x) + \frac{r}{d(x)}: (x+9)+2(x1)(x + 9) + \frac{2}{(x - 1)}.

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