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