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algebra junior

Problem

Use synthetic division to divide by and find the remainder.
Solution
Since factors as we can divide in two steps using synthetic division as follows. First we divide by . Thus, we find that . Then we divide the quotient by . Thus, . Substituting this expression into our first equation gives The quotient is and the remainder is .
Final answer
17x-13