standard_description: Rewrite simple rational expressions in different forms; write a(x)/b(x) in the form q(x) + r(x)/b(x), where a(x), b(x), q(x), and r(x) are polynomials with the degree of r(x) less than the degree of b(x), using inspection, long division, or, for the more complicated examples, a computer algebra system.
problem_activity: Problem 1
Find the product.
$${(x-3)(x^2-2x+3)}$$
Once we find the product, how would we work backwards to get both factors again?
Problem 2
What is the other factor you would multiply
$${x-2}$$
by to get the polynomial
$${x^4-4x^2-5x+10}$$
?


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