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![### Synthetic Division Exercise
**Problem Statement:**
1. Use synthetic division to perform the division.
\[
\frac{x^4 + 5x^3 + 4x^2 - 3x + 9}{x + 3}
\]
**Solution Explanation:**
1. **Set Up the Synthetic Division:**
- Write down the coefficients of the polynomial \(x^4 + 5x^3 + 4x^2 - 3x + 9\) which are \(1, 5, 4, -3, 9\).
- Write the root of the divisor \(x + 3\), which is \(-3\), to the left.
```
-3 | 1 5 4 -3 9
```
2. **Perform the Division:**
- **Step 1:** Bring down the leading coefficient (1).
```
-3 | 1 5 4 -3 9
----------------
1
```
- **Step 2:** Multiply \(-3\) by the number brought down (1), and write the result under the next coefficient (5).
```
-3 | 1 5 4 -3 9
| -3
1 2
```
- **Step 3:** Add the column, 5 + (-3) = 2.
```
-3 | 1 5 4 -3 9
| -3 -6
1 2 -2
```
- Repeat the process:
```
-3 | 1 5 4 -3 9
| -3 -6 6
1 2 -2 -9
-3 | 1 5 4 -3 9
| -3 -6 6 -9
1 2 -2 -9 0
```
3. **Result:**
- The bottom row represents the coefficients of the quotient and the remainder.
- Thus, \(x^](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fa8f54919-3719-4a11-8884-2432a8f20fd9%2F485463b7-6c38-473f-b7cd-928948d084b0%2Fqjauh5_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:### Synthetic Division Exercise
**Problem Statement:**
1. Use synthetic division to perform the division.
\[
\frac{x^4 + 5x^3 + 4x^2 - 3x + 9}{x + 3}
\]
**Solution Explanation:**
1. **Set Up the Synthetic Division:**
- Write down the coefficients of the polynomial \(x^4 + 5x^3 + 4x^2 - 3x + 9\) which are \(1, 5, 4, -3, 9\).
- Write the root of the divisor \(x + 3\), which is \(-3\), to the left.
```
-3 | 1 5 4 -3 9
```
2. **Perform the Division:**
- **Step 1:** Bring down the leading coefficient (1).
```
-3 | 1 5 4 -3 9
----------------
1
```
- **Step 2:** Multiply \(-3\) by the number brought down (1), and write the result under the next coefficient (5).
```
-3 | 1 5 4 -3 9
| -3
1 2
```
- **Step 3:** Add the column, 5 + (-3) = 2.
```
-3 | 1 5 4 -3 9
| -3 -6
1 2 -2
```
- Repeat the process:
```
-3 | 1 5 4 -3 9
| -3 -6 6
1 2 -2 -9
-3 | 1 5 4 -3 9
| -3 -6 6 -9
1 2 -2 -9 0
```
3. **Result:**
- The bottom row represents the coefficients of the quotient and the remainder.
- Thus, \(x^
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