Thread: long division of polynomials

(8x^5-2x^3+4x^2+5x+7) / (2x^2-x)



When i worked it out I came out with this answer

4x^3+2x^2+2 + 7x+7/2x^2-x


but Im not sure if this is the correct answer to the problem

- Wolfram|Alpha

Click on show steps for more information.

Hope this helps.

Pomp.

Just to reassure you, your answer is correct, they have just expressed it slightly differently.

yes, i realized it after i clicked show steps. Thanks so much!!! It just didn't feel right when i worked it out the first time.. :-)