How did you get the quotient

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The quotient is obtained directly from the numbers in the bottom row of the synthetic division, excluding the last number which is the remainder.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Identify the coefficients from the synthetic division result.

    The numbers in the bottom row were 3,7,−6,03, 7, -6, 0.
    The last number, 0, is the remainder. The numbers before it, 3,7,−63, 7, -6, are the coefficients of the quotient.

  2. Determine the degree of the quotient polynomial.

    Since the original polynomial was 3x3+4x2−13x+63x^3 + 4x^2 - 13x + 6 (a cubic polynomial, degree 3) and we divided by a linear factor (x−1)(x-1) (degree 1), the quotient polynomial will have a degree of 3−1=23-1=2.

  3. Construct the quotient polynomial using the coefficients and the determined degree.

    The coefficients 3,7,−63, 7, -6 correspond to the terms of a quadratic polynomial (ax2+bx+cax^2 + bx + c).
    The first coefficient, 3, is for x2x^2.
    The second coefficient, 7, is for xx.
    The third coefficient, −6-6, is the constant term.
    Thus, the quotient is 3x2+7x−63x^2 + 7x - 6.

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