Precalculus Examples

$\frac{2 x - 4}{x^{2} + 2 x + 1}$

Step 1

Set up the polynomials to be divided. If there is not a term for every exponent, insert one with a value of $0$ .

$x^{2}$

$2 x$

$1$

$2 x$

$4$

Step 2

The final answer is the quotient plus the remainder over the divisor.

$0 + \frac{x^{2} + 4 x - 3}{x^{2} + 2 x + 1}$