College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321979478
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter R - Section R.5 - Polynomials - R.4 Assess Your Understanding - Page 49: 105

Answer

Quotient: $x^2+xa+a^2$ Remainder: $0$

Work Step by Step

$\space$$\space$$\space$$\space$$\space$$\space$$\space$$\space$$\space\space$ $x^2+xa+a^2$ $x-a$$\space)\overline{x^3+0x^2a+0xa^2-a^3}$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\underline{x^3\space-x^2a}$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space x^2a+0xa^2$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\underline{x^2a-xa^2}$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space xa^2-a^3$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\underline{xa^2-a^3}$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space \space\space\space\space 0$ Check answer: $(x^2+xa+a^2)\cdot(x-a)+0$ $x^3-x^2a+x^2a-xa^2+xa^2-a^3$ $x^3-a^3\checkmark$
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