Divide using synthetic division .

Dividend is .

Divisor is .

The divisor is in the form of .

where is the root.

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Write the terms of the dividend so that the degrees of the terms are in descending order.

Then write down the coefficients as shown below.

Write the constant of the divisor   to the left.

In this case, .Bring the first coefficient, , down.

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Multiply the sum,   by  : .

Write the product under the next coefficient, and add :.

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Multiply the sum,   by  : . 

Write the product under the next coefficient, and add :.

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Multiply the sum,   by  : .

Write the product under the next coefficient, and add :.

Multiply the sum,   by  : .

Write the product under the next coefficient, and add :. \ \

The remainder is the last entry in the last row.

Therefore, remainder .

The number along the bottom row are the coefficients of the quotient.

Thus, the quotient is .

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