Question

The quotient of (x⁴+ 5x³ 3x - 15) and (x³ - 3) is a polynomial. What is the quotient?

Answer 1

Answer:

x+5 (under assumption you meant to do -3x

Step-by-step explanation:

you can use long division.

Take the leading coefficient x^4 and divide it by x^3. This results in x which is going to be the first part of you quotient. Now take that x and multiply it by the divisor (x^3 - 3). This gives you x(x^3 - 3) = x^4 - 3x. Now subtract that x^4 - 3x from the original polynomial and repeat this until you can't divide anymore

$x^4+5x^3-3x-15 - (x^4-3x) = 5x^3-15\\x^3/5x^3=5\\5(x^3-3) = 5x^3-15\\5x^3-15-(5x^3-15) = 0\\\\x+5$