Example+of+long+divison+step+by+step

Set up the division: For the moment, ignore the other terms and look at the //x//  and the  //x//2. What do you have to multiply  //x//   by, to get   //x//2   ? An  //x//   ; put this on top: Take that //x//  , and multiply it through the   //x// + 1. First, you multiply  //x//   on the   //x//   ; carry the   //x//2   underneath: Then multiply the //x//   on the   1   ; carry the   1//x//   underneath Draw the equals bar. To subtract, //change all the signs// in the second line... ...and add down. The first term will cancel out: Remember to carry down that last term from the dividend: Now look at the //x//   from the divisor and the   –10//x//   from the bottom line in the division. What do you have to multiply  //x//   by to get   –10//x//   ? A minus ten; put this on top: Now multiply the –10   on the   //x//  , and carry the   –10//x//   to the bottom: ...and multiply the –10   on the   1  , and carry the   –10   to the bottom Draw the equals bar, and //change the signs// on all the terms in the bottom row: Then add down: The Solution would be: x-10