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