Question

Divide using the division algorithm. Write your answer in the form Q + RD where the degree of R is less than the degree of D.

x^3+3x+4/x+1

How am I supposed to do this?

Answer 1

enter your polynomials at

http://calc101.com/webMathematica/long-divide.jsp

and see all the details of the division.

Or, do synthetic division, using the value of -1 for the root.