Exercise 4.

Use long polynomial division to rewrite

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Answer.

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Solution.

Divide the leading term tex2html_wrap_inline203 of the numerator polynomial by the leading term 2x of the divisor:

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Multiply "back": tex2html_wrap_inline207 , and subtract:

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Divide the leading term tex2html_wrap_inline209 of the bottom polynomial by the leading term 2x of the divisor:

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Multiply back:

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and subtract:

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One more step! Divide again:

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Multiply "back", and subtract:

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Consequently, we obtain:

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