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Re: polynomial division

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  • Subject: [mg41805] Re: [mg41770] polynomial division
  • From: Ken Levasseur <klevasseur at mac.com>
  • Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 09:50:36 -0400 (EDT)
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Olivier:

Unless  q(x) is a divisor of p(x), there will be  a remainder r(x) and

p(x)/q(x) =  m(x) + r(x)/q(x).

If q(x) = x^2+x+1 and p(x) = 1, then m(x) = 0 and r(x) = 1.  In any case,
the remainder term can be expressed as an extended power series.  To
approximate it you do something like this:

In[13]:=
Series[1/(x^2+x+1),{x,0,6}]

Out[13]=
         3    4    6       7
1 - x + x  - x  + x  + O[x]

If some power of x is a divisor of q(x), then the approximation is an
extended power series.

In[14]:=
Series[1/(x^5+x^2),{x,0,6}]

Out[14]=
 -2        4       7
x   - x + x  + O[x]

Ken Levasseur
Math. Sciences
UMass Lowell


> From: oldodo2000 at yahoo.fr (oldodo2000)
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
> Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 08:34:53 -0400 (EDT)
> To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
> Subject: [mg41805] [mg41770] polynomial division
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I need to divide a polynom p(x)/q(x).
> but PolynomialQuotient and PolynomialRemainder function are OK if
> degree of p(x)>degree of q(x).
> 
> If we consider by example  f(x)=x^2+x+1
> How can I find an approximation of the result of g(x)=1/(x^2+x+1)
> 
> Thanks 
> 
> Olivier
> 


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