Find the Quotient (2x^2-7x+1)/(x-4)

$\frac{2 x^{2} - 7 x + 1}{x - 4}$

Step 1

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

$x$

$4$

$2 x^{2}$

$7 x$

$1$

Step 2

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

					$2 x$
	$x$	-	$4$		$2 x^{2}$	-	$7 x$	+	$1$

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 $2 x^{2} - 8 x$

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 $x$ 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 $x - 4$

Step 10

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

Step 11

The quotient is $2 x + 1$ .

$2 x + 1$