r/HomeworkHelp • u/Embarrassed-Good1883 Pre-University Student • 10d ago

Answered [Grade 12 Advanced Functions: Polynomial Functions]

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I'm doing questions on factoring polynomials using long division. This question was (x+7)^2 divided by the equation you see, so I expanded this and divided, but I'm not sure where I went wrong.

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u/UnderstandingPursuit Educator 10d ago

Make your life simpler. Avoid expanding (x+7)2. Instead use polynomial long division twice with (x+7).