Question

What is the first step of the following division problem?(8x3 – x2 + 6x + 7) ÷ (2x – 1)

Answer 1

i do brackets first than × ÷ next

Answer 2

Explanation:

A division has to be done.

The dividor is 2x-1 and the term to be divided is

`(8x^3 - x^2 + 6x + 7)`

The leading term is

`8x^3`

We divide this term by leading term of dividor 2x as the first step

we get 4x^2 as the quotient for leading terms and this is the fist step.