Divide Using Long Polynomial Division (x^2-6x-16)÷(x-8)

$(x^{2} - 6 x - 16) \div (x - 8)$

Step 1

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

$x$

$8$

$x^{2}$

$6 x$

$16$

Step 2

Divide the highest order term in the dividend $x^{2}$ by the highest order term in divisor $x$ .

					$x$
	$x$	-	$8$		$x^{2}$	-	$6 x$	-	$16$

Step 3

Multiply the new quotient term by the divisor.

Step 4

The expression needs to be subtracted from the dividend, so change all the signs in $x^{2} - 8 x$

Step 5

After changing the signs, add the last dividend from the multiplied polynomial to find the new dividend.

Step 6

Pull the next terms from the original dividend down into the current dividend.

Step 7

Divide the highest order term in the dividend $2 x$ by the highest order term in divisor $x$ .

Step 8

Multiply the new quotient term by the divisor.

Step 9

The expression needs to be subtracted from the dividend, so change all the signs in $2 x - 16$

Step 10

After changing the signs, add the last dividend from the multiplied polynomial to find the new dividend.

Step 11

Since the remander is $0$ , the final answer is the quotient.

$x + 2$