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Divide x2 - 2x2 - 5x + 6 by x-1 Divide 6x2 - 13x + 5 by 2x-1 Find the quotient when x3+x2-x-1 is divided by x-1

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Here are the solutions to the polynomial division problems.

  1. Divide x3−2x2−5x+6x^3 - 2x^2 - 5x + 6 by x−1x - 1.
  1. Perform polynomial long division.

    \multicolumn2rx2−x−6\cline2−5x−1x3−2x2−5x+6\multicolumn2r−(x3−x2)\cline2−3\multicolumn2r0−x2−5x\multicolumn2r−(−x2+x)\cline3−4\multicolumn2r0−6x+6\multicolumn2r−(−6x+6)\cline4−5\multicolumn2r00\begin{array}{c|cc cc} \multicolumn{2}{r}{x^2} & -x & -6 \\ \cline{2-5} x-1 & x^3 & -2x^2 & -5x & +6 \\ \multicolumn{2}{r}{-(x^3} & -x^2) \\ \cline{2-3} \multicolumn{2}{r}{0} & -x^2 & -5x \\ \multicolumn{2}{r}{} & -(-x^2 & +x) \\ \cline{3-4} \multicolumn{2}{r}{} & 0 & -6x & +6 \\ \multicolumn{2}{r}{} & & -(-6x & +6) \\ \cline{4-5} \multicolumn{2}{r}{} & & 0 & 0 \\ \end{array}

    The quotient is x2−x−6\boxed{x^2 - x - 6}.

    1. Divide 6x2−13x+56x^2 - 13x + 5 by 2x−12x - 1.
  2. Perform polynomial long division.

    \multicolumn2r3x−5\cline2−42x−16x2−13x+5\multicolumn2r−(6x2−3x)\cline2−3\multicolumn2r0−10x+5\multicolumn2r−(−10x+5)\cline3−4\multicolumn2r00\begin{array}{c|cc cc} \multicolumn{2}{r}{3x} & -5 \\ \cline{2-4} 2x-1 & 6x^2 & -13x & +5 \\ \multicolumn{2}{r}{-(6x^2} & -3x) \\ \cline{2-3} \multicolumn{2}{r}{0} & -10x & +5 \\ \multicolumn{2}{r}{} & -(-10x & +5) \\ \cline{3-4} \multicolumn{2}{r}{} & 0 & 0 \\ \end{array}

    The quotient is 3x−5\boxed{3x - 5}.

    1. Find the quotient when x3+x2−x−1x^3 + x^2 - x - 1 is divided by x−1x - 1.
  3. Perform polynomial long division.

    \multicolumn2rx2+2x+1\cline2−5x−1x3+x2−x−1\multicolumn2r−(x3−x2)\cline2−3\multicolumn2r02x2−x\multicolumn2r−(2x2−2x)\cline3−4\multicolumn2r0x−1\multicolumn2r−(x−1)\cline4−5\multicolumn2r00\begin{array}{c|cc cc} \multicolumn{2}{r}{x^2} & +2x & +1 \\ \cline{2-5} x-1 & x^3 & +x^2 & -x & -1 \\ \multicolumn{2}{r}{-(x^3} & -x^2) \\ \cline{2-3} \multicolumn{2}{r}{0} & 2x^2 & -x \\ \multicolumn{2}{r}{} & -(2x^2 & -2x) \\ \cline{3-4} \multicolumn{2}{r}{} & 0 & x & -1 \\ \multicolumn{2}{r}{} & & -(x & -1) \\ \cline{4-5} \multicolumn{2}{r}{} & & 0 & 0 \\ \end{array}

    The quotient is x2+2x+1\boxed{x^2 + 2x + 1}.

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