divide x³-7x+6 by x+3
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Polynomial Long Division
Dividing : x3 - 7x - 6
("Dividend")
By : x - 3 ("Divisor")
dividend x3 - 7x - 6
- divisor * x2 x3 - 3x2
remainder 3x2 - 7x - 6
- divisor * 3x1 3x2 - 9x
remainder 2x - 6
- divisor * 2x0 2x - 6
remainder 0
Quotient : x2+3x+2 Remainder: 0
or
The first term is, x2 its coefficient is 1 .
The middle term is, +3x its coefficient is 3 .
The last term, "the constant", is +2
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 1 • 2 = 2
Step-2 : Find two factors of 2 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is 3 .
-2 + -1 = -3
-1 + -2 = -3
1 + 2 = 3 That's it
Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above, 1 and 2
x2 + 1x + 2x + 2
Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :
x • (x+1)
Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :
2 • (x+1)
Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :
(x+2) • (x+1)
Which is the desired factorization
Canceling Out :
1.4 Cancel out (x-3) which appears on both sides of the fraction line.
Final result :
(x + 2) • (x + 1)