Divide using synthetic division $$ ( x^{5}-8x^{3}+x ) \div ( x+1 ) $$
Answer
The synthetic division table is:
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrrrr}-1&1&0&-8&0&1&0\\& & -1& 1& 7& -7& \color{black}{6} \\ \hline &\color{blue}{1}&\color{blue}{-1}&\color{blue}{-7}&\color{blue}{7}&\color{blue}{-6}&\color{orangered}{6} \end{array} $$The solution is:
$$ \frac{ x^{5}-8x^{3}+x }{ x+1 } = \color{blue}{x^{4}-x^{3}-7x^{2}+7x-6} ~+~ \frac{ \color{red}{ 6 } }{ x+1 } $$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.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrrrr}\color{blue}{-1}&1&0&-8&0&1&0\\& & & & & & \\ \hline &&&&&& \end{array} $$Step 1 : Bring down the leading coefficient to the bottom row.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrrrr}-1&\color{orangered}{ 1 }&0&-8&0&1&0\\& & & & & & \\ \hline &\color{orangered}{1}&&&&& \end{array} $$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 } $.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrrrr}\color{blue}{-1}&1&0&-8&0&1&0\\& & \color{blue}{-1} & & & & \\ \hline &\color{blue}{1}&&&&& \end{array} $$Step 3 : Add down last column: $ \color{orangered}{ 0 } + \color{orangered}{ \left( -1 \right) } = \color{orangered}{ -1 } $
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrrrr}-1&1&\color{orangered}{ 0 }&-8&0&1&0\\& & \color{orangered}{-1} & & & & \\ \hline &1&\color{orangered}{-1}&&&& \end{array} $$Step 4 : Multiply by the number on the left, and carry the result into the next column: $ \color{blue}{ -1 } \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( -1 \right) } = \color{blue}{ 1 } $.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrrrr}\color{blue}{-1}&1&0&-8&0&1&0\\& & -1& \color{blue}{1} & & & \\ \hline &1&\color{blue}{-1}&&&& \end{array} $$Step 5 : Add down last column: $ \color{orangered}{ -8 } + \color{orangered}{ 1 } = \color{orangered}{ -7 } $
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrrrr}-1&1&0&\color{orangered}{ -8 }&0&1&0\\& & -1& \color{orangered}{1} & & & \\ \hline &1&-1&\color{orangered}{-7}&&& \end{array} $$Step 6 : Multiply by the number on the left, and carry the result into the next column: $ \color{blue}{ -1 } \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( -7 \right) } = \color{blue}{ 7 } $.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrrrr}\color{blue}{-1}&1&0&-8&0&1&0\\& & -1& 1& \color{blue}{7} & & \\ \hline &1&-1&\color{blue}{-7}&&& \end{array} $$Step 7 : Add down last column: $ \color{orangered}{ 0 } + \color{orangered}{ 7 } = \color{orangered}{ 7 } $
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrrrr}-1&1&0&-8&\color{orangered}{ 0 }&1&0\\& & -1& 1& \color{orangered}{7} & & \\ \hline &1&-1&-7&\color{orangered}{7}&& \end{array} $$Step 8 : Multiply by the number on the left, and carry the result into the next column: $ \color{blue}{ -1 } \cdot \color{blue}{ 7 } = \color{blue}{ -7 } $.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrrrr}\color{blue}{-1}&1&0&-8&0&1&0\\& & -1& 1& 7& \color{blue}{-7} & \\ \hline &1&-1&-7&\color{blue}{7}&& \end{array} $$Step 9 : Add down last column: $ \color{orangered}{ 1 } + \color{orangered}{ \left( -7 \right) } = \color{orangered}{ -6 } $
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrrrr}-1&1&0&-8&0&\color{orangered}{ 1 }&0\\& & -1& 1& 7& \color{orangered}{-7} & \\ \hline &1&-1&-7&7&\color{orangered}{-6}& \end{array} $$Step 10 : Multiply by the number on the left, and carry the result into the next column: $ \color{blue}{ -1 } \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( -6 \right) } = \color{blue}{ 6 } $.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrrrr}\color{blue}{-1}&1&0&-8&0&1&0\\& & -1& 1& 7& -7& \color{blue}{6} \\ \hline &1&-1&-7&7&\color{blue}{-6}& \end{array} $$Step 11 : Add down last column: $ \color{orangered}{ 0 } + \color{orangered}{ 6 } = \color{orangered}{ 6 } $
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrrrr}-1&1&0&-8&0&1&\color{orangered}{ 0 }\\& & -1& 1& 7& -7& \color{orangered}{6} \\ \hline &\color{blue}{1}&\color{blue}{-1}&\color{blue}{-7}&\color{blue}{7}&\color{blue}{-6}&\color{orangered}{6} \end{array} $$Bottom line represents the quotient $ \color{blue}{ x^{4}-x^{3}-7x^{2}+7x-6 } $ with a remainder of $ \color{red}{ 6 } $.