Task: Polynomial long division
C++: #include <iostream>
#include <iterator>
#include <vector>

using namespace std;
typedef vector<double> Poly;




void Print(char name, const Poly &A) {
	cout << name << "(" << A.size()-1 << ") = [ ";
	copy(A.begin(), A.end(), ostream_iterator<decltype(A[0])>(cout, " "));
	cout << "]\n";
}

int main() {
	Poly N, D, d, q, r;        
	size_t dN, dD, dd, dq, dr; 
	size_t i;                  

	
	cout << "Enter the degree of N: ";
	cin >> dN;
	cout << "Enter the degree of D: "; 
	cin >> dD;
	dq = dN-dD;  
	dr = dN-dD;

	if( dD < 1 || dN < 1 ) {
		cerr << "Error: degree of D and N must be positive.\n";
		return 1;
	}

	
	N.resize(dN+1);
	cout << "Enter the coefficients of N:"<<endl;  
	for ( i = 0; i <= dN; i++ ) {
		cout << "N[" << i << "]= ";
		cin >> N[i];
	}

	D.resize(dN+1);
	cout << "Enter the coefficients of D:"<<endl;	
	for ( i = 0; i <= dD; i++ ) {
		cout << "D[" << i << "]= ";
		cin >> D[i];
	}

	d.resize(dN+1);
	q.resize(dq+1);
	r.resize(dr+1);

	cout << "-- Procedure --" << endl << endl;
	if( dN >= dD ) {
		while(dN >= dD) {
			
			d.assign(d.size(), 0);

			for( i = 0 ; i <= dD ; i++ )
				d[i+dN-dD] = D[i];
			dd = dN;

			Print( 'd', d );

			
			q[dN-dD] = N[dN]/d[dd];

			Print( 'q', q );

			
			for( i = 0 ; i < dq + 1 ; i++ )
				d[i] = d[i] * q[dN-dD];

			Print( 'd', d );

			
			for( i = 0 ; i < dN + 1 ; i++ )
				N[i] = N[i] - d[i];
			dN--;

			Print( 'N', N );
			cout << "-----------------------" << endl << endl;

		}
	}

	
	for( i = 0 ; i <= dN ; i++ )
		r[i] = N[i];

	cout << "=========================" << endl << endl;
	cout << "-- Result --" << endl << endl;

	Print( 'q', q );
	Print( 'r', r );
}

VB: Option Base 1
Function degree(p As Variant)
    For i = UBound(p) To 1 Step -1
        If p(i) <> 0 Then
            degree = i
            Exit Function
        End If
    Next i
    degree = -1
End Function
 
Function poly_div(ByVal n As Variant, ByVal d As Variant) As Variant
    If UBound(d) < UBound(n) Then
        ReDim Preserve d(UBound(n))
    End If
    Dim dn As Integer: dn = degree(n)
    Dim dd As Integer: dd = degree(d)
    If dd < 0 Then
        poly_div = CVErr(xlErrDiv0)
        Exit Function
    End If
    Dim quot() As Integer
    ReDim quot(dn)
    Do While dn >= dd
        Dim k As Integer: k = dn - dd
        Dim qk As Integer: qk = n(dn) / d(dd)
        quot(k + 1) = qk
        Dim d2() As Variant
        d2 = d
        ReDim Preserve d2(UBound(d) - k)
        For i = 1 To UBound(d2)
            n(UBound(n) + 1 - i) = n(UBound(n) + 1 - i) - d2(UBound(d2) + 1 - i) * qk
        Next i
        dn = degree(n)
    Loop
    poly_div = Array(quot, n) 
End Function
 
Function poly(si As Variant) As String

    Dim r As String
    For t = UBound(si) To 1 Step -1
        Dim sit As Integer: sit = si(t)
        If sit <> 0 Then
            If sit = 1 And t > 1 Then
                r = r & IIf(r = "", "", " + ")
            Else
                If sit = -1 And t > 1 Then
                    r = r & IIf(r = "", "-", " - ")
                Else
                    If r <> "" Then
                        r = r & IIf(sit < 0, " - ", " + ")
                        sit = Abs(sit)
                    End If
                    r = r & CStr(sit)
                End If
            End If
            r = r & IIf(t > 1, "x" & IIf(t > 2, t - 1, ""), "")
        End If
    Next t
    If r = "" Then r = "0"
    poly = r
End Function
 
Function polyn(s As Variant) As String
    Dim t() As String
    ReDim t(2 * UBound(s))
    For i = 1 To 2 * UBound(s) Step 2
        t(i) = poly(s((i + 1) / 2))
    Next i
    t(1) = String$(45 - Len(t(1)) - Len(t(3)), " ") & t(1)
    t(2) = "/"
    t(4) = "="
    t(6) = "rem"
    polyn = Join(t, " ")
End Function
 
Public Sub main()
    Dim tests(7) As Variant
    tests(1) = Array(Array(-42, 0, -12, 1), Array(-3, 1))
    tests(2) = Array(Array(-3, 1), Array(-42, 0, -12, 1))
    tests(3) = Array(Array(-42, 0, -12, 1), Array(-3, 1, 1))
    tests(4) = Array(Array(2, 3, 1), Array(1, 1))
    tests(5) = Array(Array(3, 5, 6, -4, 1), Array(1, 2, 1))
    tests(6) = Array(Array(3, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 1), Array(1, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0, 1))
    tests(7) = Array(Array(-56, 87, -94, -55, 22, -7), Array(2, 0, 1))
    Dim num As Variant, denom As Variant, quot As Variant, rmdr As Variant
    For i = 1 To 7
        num = tests(i)(1)
        denom = tests(i)(2)
        tmp = poly_div(num, denom)
        quot = tmp(1)
        rmdr = tmp(2)
        Debug.Print polyn(Array(num, denom, quot, rmdr))
    Next i
End Sub