Pre-AICE Algebra I Dividing Polynomials
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Dividing Polynomials
Remember! When we divide polynomials we have to remember our laws of exponents and properties of fractions!
Example #1 A
Example #1 B
Example #1 C
Example #1 D
Example #1 E
Example #1 F
Example #1 G
Example #1 H
Example #2 A company’s income last year is represented by the polynomial (9x 2 + 4x – 6). This year’s first quarter earnings are represented by the polynomial (x 2 – 2x + 4). What is the combined total earnings for both years so far?
Example #3 A corporation’s income in 2012 was (7x 2 – 8). Its expenses that year were (10x 2 + 6x + 2). What was the corporation’s financial loss?
Example #4 The area of a rectangle is represented by (6x 2 y + 4y 2 x) and the width is 2xy. What is the length of the rectangle?
Example #5 A square’s length is (4x – 3). Express the area of the square in terms of x.
COW: Multiplying and Dividing Polynomials
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