Question

Use long division to find the quotient and remainder.


{4x^4-5x^2+5x+9}/{x+1}

Answer 1

quotient: 4x^3 -4x^2 -x +6

remainder: 3

Explanation:

See the attached for the long division. As with any long division, at each step, the quotient term multiplies the divisor and the result is subtracted to form the new dividend.