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Question from Ricardo, a student:

how can i solve that problem of polynomial division?

16x^2+4xy^2+8x divided by 4xy

Hi Ricardo,

The first thing I notice is that 4x is a common factor in the numerator. Thus

fraction

I would probab;y leave the ratio in this form but you might write is as

mixed fraction

Penny

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