Find the quotient when x5−23x3+11x2−14x+10 is divided by x+5.
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We use synthetic division. \multicolumn1r∣−5\multicolumn1r∣\cline2−7110−5−5−2325211−101−14−5−191095\multicolumn1∣r105So we have a quotient of x4−5x3+2x2+x−19 and a remainder of 105.