Re: Dividing Polynomial by a Polynomial ... flaw in TI-89

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Subject: Re: Dividing Polynomial by a Polynomial ... flaw in TI-89
From: Ray Kremer <raykremer@HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 01:54:29 -0400
Reply-To: Ray Kremer <raykremer@HOTMAIL.COM>

It's not set up for remainders, you'll notice if you do 42/5 you get 8.4,
not 8 remaineder 2.

>The TI-89 cant solve the following simple division.
>(2x^2-3x-1)/(x+2)
>(the answer to this question is 2x-7 with a remainder of 13, the caculator
>will not solve) ???
>it can solve more difficult equations such as the following.
>(x^4+4x^3+2x^2-3x+2)/(x+2)
>its seems that if there is any real number in front of the x at the
>beginning of the equation it will not solve it ? or is it if there is a
>remainder.

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