6-3: Dividing Polynomials SECTION 6-3 7/8/2019 7:10 PM 6-3: Dividing Polynomials
Steps for Long Division Write the dividend in standard form, including terms with a coefficient of 0. Write division in the same way you would when dividing numbers. Multiply the answer by the divisor and then subtract Subtracting involves multiplying by -1 Repeat process until it can not be done Leftover is remainder; (Just like division) 7/8/2019 7:10 PM 6-3: Dividing Polynomials
6-3: Dividing Polynomials Example 1 Divide using Long Division (x2 – 5x + 4) ÷ (x – 1) 7/8/2019 7:10 PM 6-3: Dividing Polynomials
6-3: Dividing Polynomials Example 2 Divide (4x2 + 3x3 + 10) ÷ (x – 2) using long division 7/8/2019 7:10 PM 6-3: Dividing Polynomials
6-3: Dividing Polynomials Example 3 Divide using Long Division (x3 – 28x – 48) ÷ (x + 4) 7/8/2019 7:10 PM 6-3: Dividing Polynomials
6-3: Dividing Polynomials Example 4 Divide using Long Division (2x2 + 3x – 4) ÷ (x – 2) – 7/8/2019 7:10 PM 6-3: Dividing Polynomials
6-3: Dividing Polynomials Example 5 Divide using long division, (12x4 – 5x2 – 3) ÷ (3x2 + 1) 7/8/2019 7:10 PM 6-3: Dividing Polynomials
6-3: Dividing Polynomials Example 6 Find an expression for the height of a parallelogram whose area is represented by 2x3 – x2 – 20x + 3 and whose base is represented by 2x + 3. 7/8/2019 7:10 PM 6-3: Dividing Polynomials
6-3: Dividing Polynomials Assignment Pg 426 (2-4, 12-18 omit 17) 7/8/2019 7:10 PM 6-3: Dividing Polynomials