Part a: divide (8x4y3 + 4x3y2 - 2x2y - 12x2y4) by -2x2y. show your work, and justify each step.

part b: how would your answer in part a be affected if the x2 variable in the denominator was just an x?

part c: what is the degree and classification of the polynomial you got in part a? (2 points)