How do you divide $x^3-13x-18$ by $x-4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-06-30T11:45:17

Using synthetic division;
$(x^3-13x-18) div (x-4) = (x^2+4x+3) R(-6)$

Synthetic division of polynomials is performed in a manner similar to long division.
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