Divide using synthetic division $$ ( x^{3}+15x+12 ) \div ( x+3 ) $$
Answer
The synthetic division table is:
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}-3&1&0&15&12\\& & -3& 9& \color{black}{-72} \\ \hline &\color{blue}{1}&\color{blue}{-3}&\color{blue}{24}&\color{orangered}{-60} \end{array} $$The solution is:
$$ \frac{ x^{3}+15x+12 }{ x+3 } = \color{blue}{x^{2}-3x+24} \color{red}{~-~} \frac{ \color{red}{ 60 } }{ x+3 } $$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.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}\color{blue}{-3}&1&0&15&12\\& & & & \\ \hline &&&& \end{array} $$Step 1 : Bring down the leading coefficient to the bottom row.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}-3&\color{orangered}{ 1 }&0&15&12\\& & & & \\ \hline &\color{orangered}{1}&&& \end{array} $$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 } $.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}\color{blue}{-3}&1&0&15&12\\& & \color{blue}{-3} & & \\ \hline &\color{blue}{1}&&& \end{array} $$Step 3 : Add down last column: $ \color{orangered}{ 0 } + \color{orangered}{ \left( -3 \right) } = \color{orangered}{ -3 } $
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}-3&1&\color{orangered}{ 0 }&15&12\\& & \color{orangered}{-3} & & \\ \hline &1&\color{orangered}{-3}&& \end{array} $$Step 4 : Multiply by the number on the left, and carry the result into the next column: $ \color{blue}{ -3 } \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( -3 \right) } = \color{blue}{ 9 } $.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}\color{blue}{-3}&1&0&15&12\\& & -3& \color{blue}{9} & \\ \hline &1&\color{blue}{-3}&& \end{array} $$Step 5 : Add down last column: $ \color{orangered}{ 15 } + \color{orangered}{ 9 } = \color{orangered}{ 24 } $
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}-3&1&0&\color{orangered}{ 15 }&12\\& & -3& \color{orangered}{9} & \\ \hline &1&-3&\color{orangered}{24}& \end{array} $$Step 6 : Multiply by the number on the left, and carry the result into the next column: $ \color{blue}{ -3 } \cdot \color{blue}{ 24 } = \color{blue}{ -72 } $.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}\color{blue}{-3}&1&0&15&12\\& & -3& 9& \color{blue}{-72} \\ \hline &1&-3&\color{blue}{24}& \end{array} $$Step 7 : Add down last column: $ \color{orangered}{ 12 } + \color{orangered}{ \left( -72 \right) } = \color{orangered}{ -60 } $
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}-3&1&0&15&\color{orangered}{ 12 }\\& & -3& 9& \color{orangered}{-72} \\ \hline &\color{blue}{1}&\color{blue}{-3}&\color{blue}{24}&\color{orangered}{-60} \end{array} $$Bottom line represents the quotient $ \color{blue}{ x^{2}-3x+24 } $ with a remainder of $ \color{red}{ -60 } $.