Help dividing expression

**jay1** · January 24th 2010, 03:04 PM

27z + 23z^2 + 6z^3 divided by 2z + 3. I have come up with 3z^2 + 7z +3 and a remainder of -9?

**Jhevon** · January 24th 2010, 03:18 PM

Originally Posted by jay1

27z + 23z^2 + 6z^3 divided by 2z + 3. I have come up with 3z^2 + 7z +3 and a remainder of -9?

correct

**Moo** · January 24th 2010, 03:18 PM

Correct

Next time, if you want to check your answer, just do the operation back :

does $(2z+3)(3z^2+7z+3)-9$ equal $6z^3+23z^2+27z$ ?

**skeeter** · January 24th 2010, 03:19 PM

Originally Posted by jay1

27z + 23z^2 + 6z^3 divided by 2z + 3. I have come up with 3z^2 + 7z +3 and a remainder of -9?

that's what I got.

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