# How can I get the ordinary polynomial long division by using polydiv like this? [closed]

I want to get the following polynomial long division like this:

But as you know, when I use command \polylongdiv (package polynom), I always get the following:

How can I get the result as in the first picture? At present, I have no idea to do so. Here is my tex file:

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{polynom}

\begin{document}

$$\polylongdiv{x^3-12x^2-42}{x-3}$$

\end{document}

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## closed as unclear what you're asking by Joseph Wright♦Feb 2 at 7:43

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Question is not the same, but the code in How to correct excessive lines at the corner and bad line spaces in polynom.sty? replaces the ")" with a (better placed) vertical line. (For reference: the code comes from latex-community.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=30051#p30051, and was written by Thorsten Donig.) –  Torbjørn T. Oct 28 '12 at 13:59
@azhi: Would you be able to adequately verbalize the difference between the two outputs? For example, do you really want elements like 0x? The horizontal alignment seems to be a major difference. To what extent? Do you want things to still line up with other elements horizontally? –  Werner Nov 1 '12 at 6:21
If you're looking for the 0x terms, then see this answer –  Scott H. Nov 1 '12 at 6:25
I want the result of the command $\polylongdiv{x^3-12x^2-42}{x-3}$ to be as that of the first picture. Yes, I do really want the elements like $0X$. But what I want most is that the third line of the second picture to be $x^3-3x^2$, other than $-x^3+3x^2$, the fifth line to be $-9x^2+27x$, other than $9x^2-27x$, the seventh line to be $-27x+81$, other than $27x-81$. –  azhi Nov 1 '12 at 11:24
the way that \polylongdiv is rendering it is strictly correct, aligning terms of the same power. –  Nicholas Hamilton Dec 15 '12 at 16:46