Question

What is the first term of the quotient of the following division problem
(X3-1) divide(x+2)

Answer 1

Division is the answer after you divide one number by another.

dividend ÷ divisor = quotient,

The question is asking us to divide $x^{3}-1$ by x+2.

To divide the expression we look at the first terms of dividend and divisor.

The first term of dividend is $x^{3}$ .The first term of divisor is $x^{2}$.We will look at the term which when multiplied to x will give us $x^{3}.$.

x times $x^{2}$ is $x^{3}.$

So the first term of the quotient will be $x^{2}$