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Use synthetic division to divide 3x3 - 5x2 + 3 by (x-3).

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3x2+4x+123x^2 + 4x + 12

39

Step-by-step solution

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To use synthetic division for 3x3−5x2+33x^3 - 5x^2 + 3 divided by (x−3)(x-3):

  1. Set up the synthetic division.

    The divisor is (x−3)(x-3), so we use 3 for the division.
    The polynomial 3x3−5x2+33x^3 - 5x^2 + 3 is missing an xx term, so we write it as 3x3−5x2+0x+33x^3 - 5x^2 + 0x + 3. The coefficients are 3,−5,0,33, -5, 0, 3.

    33−503\begin{array}{c|cccc} 3 & 3 & -5 & 0 & 3 \\ & & & & \\ \hline & & & & \end{array}
  2. Perform the synthetic division.

    Bring down the first coefficient, 3.
    Multiply 3 by the divisor 3 to get 9. Add 9 to −5-5 to get 4.
    Multiply 4 by the divisor 3 to get 12. Add 12 to 0 to get 12.
    Multiply 12 by the divisor 3 to get 36. Add 36 to 3 to get 39.

    33−50391236341239\begin{array}{c|cccc} 3 & 3 & -5 & 0 & 3 \\ & & 9 & 12 & 36 \\ \hline & 3 & 4 & 12 & 39 \end{array}
  3. Identify the quotient and the remainder.

    The numbers in the bottom row, excluding the last one, are the coefficients of the quotient. Since the original polynomial was degree 3 and we divided by a degree 1 polynomial, the quotient will be degree 2.
    The last number in the bottom row is the remainder.

    The coefficients of the quotient are 3,4,123, 4, 12.
    The quotient is 3x2+4x+123x^2 + 4x + 12.
    The remainder is 39.

    The quotient is 3x2+4x+12\boxed{3x^2 + 4x + 12}
    The remainder is 39\boxed{39}

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