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If you notice, 8x + 4 = 4(2x + 1), but there is an odd coefficient for x2, so there is guaranteed to be some remainder (that is 8x + 4 is not a factor of the polynomial):

(24x3 - 5x2 - 48x - 8) ÷ (8x + 4) = 3x2 - 2x - 5 - (x2 - 12)/(8x + 4)

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