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: 106

Answer

Quotient: $x^4+x^3a+x^2a^2+xa^3+a^4$ Remainder: $0$

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$\space$$\space$$\space$$\space$$\space$$\space$$\space$$\space$$\space\space$ $x^4+x^3a+x^2a^2+xa^3+a^4$ $x-a$$\space)\overline{x^5+0x^4a+0x^3a^2+0x^2a^3+0xa^4-a^5}$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\underline{x^5\space-x^4a}$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space x^4a+0x^3a^2$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\underline{x^4a-x^3a^2}$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space x^3a^2+0x^2a^3$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\underline{x^3a^2-x^2a^3}$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space \space\space\space\space\space\space x^2a^3+0xa^4$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space \space\space\space\space\space\space \underline{x^2a^3-xa^4}$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space \space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space xa^4-a^5$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space \space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space \underline{xa^4-a^5}$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space \space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space 0$ Check answer: $(x^4+x^3a+x^2a^2+xa^3+a^4)\cdot(x-a)+0$ $x^5-x^4a+x^4a-x^3a^2+x^3a^2-x^2a^3+x^2a^3-xa^4+xa^4-a^5$ $x^5-a^5\checkmark$
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