Divide using synthetic division $$ ( x^{4}-x^{3}+2x^{2}-x-1 ) \div ( x-1 ) $$
Answer
The synthetic division table is:
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrrr}1&1&-1&2&-1&-1\\& & 1& 0& 2& \color{black}{1} \\ \hline &\color{blue}{1}&\color{blue}{0}&\color{blue}{2}&\color{blue}{1}&\color{orangered}{0} \end{array} $$The solution is:
$$ \frac{ x^{4}-x^{3}+2x^{2}-x-1 }{ x-1 } = \color{blue}{x^{3}+2x+1} $$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.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrrr}\color{blue}{1}&1&-1&2&-1&-1\\& & & & & \\ \hline &&&&& \end{array} $$Step 1 : Bring down the leading coefficient to the bottom row.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrrr}1&\color{orangered}{ 1 }&-1&2&-1&-1\\& & & & & \\ \hline &\color{orangered}{1}&&&& \end{array} $$Step 2 : Multiply by the number on the left, and carry the result into the next column: $ \color{blue}{ 1 } \cdot \color{blue}{ 1 } = \color{blue}{ 1 } $.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrrr}\color{blue}{1}&1&-1&2&-1&-1\\& & \color{blue}{1} & & & \\ \hline &\color{blue}{1}&&&& \end{array} $$Step 3 : Add down last column: $ \color{orangered}{ -1 } + \color{orangered}{ 1 } = \color{orangered}{ 0 } $
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrrr}1&1&\color{orangered}{ -1 }&2&-1&-1\\& & \color{orangered}{1} & & & \\ \hline &1&\color{orangered}{0}&&& \end{array} $$Step 4 : Multiply by the number on the left, and carry the result into the next column: $ \color{blue}{ 1 } \cdot \color{blue}{ 0 } = \color{blue}{ 0 } $.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrrr}\color{blue}{1}&1&-1&2&-1&-1\\& & 1& \color{blue}{0} & & \\ \hline &1&\color{blue}{0}&&& \end{array} $$Step 5 : Add down last column: $ \color{orangered}{ 2 } + \color{orangered}{ 0 } = \color{orangered}{ 2 } $
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrrr}1&1&-1&\color{orangered}{ 2 }&-1&-1\\& & 1& \color{orangered}{0} & & \\ \hline &1&0&\color{orangered}{2}&& \end{array} $$Step 6 : Multiply by the number on the left, and carry the result into the next column: $ \color{blue}{ 1 } \cdot \color{blue}{ 2 } = \color{blue}{ 2 } $.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrrr}\color{blue}{1}&1&-1&2&-1&-1\\& & 1& 0& \color{blue}{2} & \\ \hline &1&0&\color{blue}{2}&& \end{array} $$Step 7 : Add down last column: $ \color{orangered}{ -1 } + \color{orangered}{ 2 } = \color{orangered}{ 1 } $
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrrr}1&1&-1&2&\color{orangered}{ -1 }&-1\\& & 1& 0& \color{orangered}{2} & \\ \hline &1&0&2&\color{orangered}{1}& \end{array} $$Step 8 : Multiply by the number on the left, and carry the result into the next column: $ \color{blue}{ 1 } \cdot \color{blue}{ 1 } = \color{blue}{ 1 } $.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrrr}\color{blue}{1}&1&-1&2&-1&-1\\& & 1& 0& 2& \color{blue}{1} \\ \hline &1&0&2&\color{blue}{1}& \end{array} $$Step 9 : Add down last column: $ \color{orangered}{ -1 } + \color{orangered}{ 1 } = \color{orangered}{ 0 } $
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrrr}1&1&-1&2&-1&\color{orangered}{ -1 }\\& & 1& 0& 2& \color{orangered}{1} \\ \hline &\color{blue}{1}&\color{blue}{0}&\color{blue}{2}&\color{blue}{1}&\color{orangered}{0} \end{array} $$Bottom line represents the quotient $ \color{blue}{ x^{3}+2x+1 } $ with a remainder of $ \color{red}{ 0 } $.