Divide using synthetic division $$ ( 2x^{3}-x^{2}-25x-12 ) \div ( x-4 ) $$
Answer
The synthetic division table is:
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}4&2&-1&-25&-12\\& & 8& 28& \color{black}{12} \\ \hline &\color{blue}{2}&\color{blue}{7}&\color{blue}{3}&\color{orangered}{0} \end{array} $$The solution is:
$$ \frac{ 2x^{3}-x^{2}-25x-12 }{ x-4 } = \color{blue}{2x^{2}+7x+3} $$Explanation
Step 1 : Write down the coefficients of the dividend into division table. Put the zero from $ x -4 = 0 $ ( $ x = \color{blue}{ 4 } $ ) at the left.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}\color{blue}{4}&2&-1&-25&-12\\& & & & \\ \hline &&&& \end{array} $$Step 1 : Bring down the leading coefficient to the bottom row.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}4&\color{orangered}{ 2 }&-1&-25&-12\\& & & & \\ \hline &\color{orangered}{2}&&& \end{array} $$Step 2 : Multiply by the number on the left, and carry the result into the next column: $ \color{blue}{ 4 } \cdot \color{blue}{ 2 } = \color{blue}{ 8 } $.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}\color{blue}{4}&2&-1&-25&-12\\& & \color{blue}{8} & & \\ \hline &\color{blue}{2}&&& \end{array} $$Step 3 : Add down last column: $ \color{orangered}{ -1 } + \color{orangered}{ 8 } = \color{orangered}{ 7 } $
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}4&2&\color{orangered}{ -1 }&-25&-12\\& & \color{orangered}{8} & & \\ \hline &2&\color{orangered}{7}&& \end{array} $$Step 4 : Multiply by the number on the left, and carry the result into the next column: $ \color{blue}{ 4 } \cdot \color{blue}{ 7 } = \color{blue}{ 28 } $.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}\color{blue}{4}&2&-1&-25&-12\\& & 8& \color{blue}{28} & \\ \hline &2&\color{blue}{7}&& \end{array} $$Step 5 : Add down last column: $ \color{orangered}{ -25 } + \color{orangered}{ 28 } = \color{orangered}{ 3 } $
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}4&2&-1&\color{orangered}{ -25 }&-12\\& & 8& \color{orangered}{28} & \\ \hline &2&7&\color{orangered}{3}& \end{array} $$Step 6 : Multiply by the number on the left, and carry the result into the next column: $ \color{blue}{ 4 } \cdot \color{blue}{ 3 } = \color{blue}{ 12 } $.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}\color{blue}{4}&2&-1&-25&-12\\& & 8& 28& \color{blue}{12} \\ \hline &2&7&\color{blue}{3}& \end{array} $$Step 7 : Add down last column: $ \color{orangered}{ -12 } + \color{orangered}{ 12 } = \color{orangered}{ 0 } $
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}4&2&-1&-25&\color{orangered}{ -12 }\\& & 8& 28& \color{orangered}{12} \\ \hline &\color{blue}{2}&\color{blue}{7}&\color{blue}{3}&\color{orangered}{0} \end{array} $$Bottom line represents the quotient $ \color{blue}{ 2x^{2}+7x+3 } $ with a remainder of $ \color{red}{ 0 } $.