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