Question 1 (ii)
Divide the polynomial p(x) by the polynomial g(x) and find the quotient and remainder in each of the following: p(x)=x4−3x2+4x+5,g(x)=x2+1−x
p(x)=x4−3x2+4x+5=x4+0.x3−3x2+4x+5
g(x)=x2+1−x=x2−x+1
x2+x−3x2−x+1√x4+0.x3−3x2+4.x+5 x4−x3+x2 − + − ––––––––––– x3−4x2+4x+5 x3−x2+x ––––––––––––––––– −3x2+3x+5 −3x2+3x−3 + − + ––––––––––––––––– 8
Quotient = x2+x−3 and remainder 8