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The quotient of [tex]\left(x^4+5x^3-3x-15\right)[/tex] and [tex]\left(x^3-3\right)[/tex] is a polynomial. What is the quotient?

A. [tex]x^7+5x^6-6x^4-30x^3+9x+45[/tex]
B. [tex]x-5[/tex]
C. [tex]x+5[/tex]
D. [tex]x^7+5x^6+6x^4+30x^3+9x+45[/tex]

Answer :

To solve the problem of finding the quotient when the polynomial [tex]\((x^4 + 5x^3 - 3x - 15)\)[/tex] is divided by [tex]\((x^3 - 3)\)[/tex], we need to perform polynomial division. Let's go through the steps for this division:

1. Set Up the Division: We are dividing the polynomial [tex]\((x^4 + 5x^3 - 3x - 15)\)[/tex] by [tex]\((x^3 - 3)\)[/tex].

2. Perform Polynomial Long Division:
- Step 1: Divide the first term of the numerator (which is [tex]\(x^4\)[/tex]) by the first term of the denominator (which is [tex]\(x^3\)[/tex]). This gives us [tex]\(x\)[/tex].
- Step 2: Multiply the entire divisor [tex]\(x^3 - 3\)[/tex] by [tex]\(x\)[/tex]. This results in [tex]\(x \cdot (x^3 - 3) = x^4 - 3x\)[/tex].
- Step 3: Subtract this from the original polynomial [tex]\((x^4 + 5x^3 - 3x - 15)\)[/tex] to find the remainder. After subtraction, we get [tex]\((5x^3 - 3x - 15) - (x^4 - 3x) = 5x^3 - 15\)[/tex].
- Step 4: Since the degree of the new polynomial [tex]\(5x^3 - 15\)[/tex] is less than the degree of the divisor [tex]\(x^3 - 3\)[/tex], [tex]\((x^3 - 3)\)[/tex], we stop here.

3. Quotient:
- From the division steps, we have determined that the quotient of the division is [tex]\(x + 5\)[/tex].

So, the quotient of [tex]\((x^4 + 5x^3 - 3x - 15)\)[/tex] divided by [tex]\((x^3 - 3)\)[/tex] is [tex]\(\boxed{x + 5}\)[/tex].