1. Long Division

2. Help the Poor Math Student 
Pick a student that will play along well. Take them into the hallway and tell them to “Play Dumb” and know nothing about math. Asked them to come back into the class, and instruct the class to help the “dumb” student work out the long division problem.

3. Vocabulary
Dividend: number being divided Divisor: number you are dividing by Quotient: is number you get when you divide Remainder: the number left over if it does not divide evenly Factors: the DIVISOR and QUOTIENT are FACTORS if there is no remainder

4. Steps for Dividing
Have students try to come up with steps for long division, or skip this slide and use the graphic organizer.

5. Long Division
Divide WITHOUT a calculator!! 1. 2.

6. Using Long Division on Polynomials

7. Using Long Division on Polynomials

8. Using Long Division on Polynomials

9. Using Long Division on Polynomials

10. Is 7 a factor of 100?

11. Remainder Theorem
Given some polynomial divided by (x – a), if the remainder is 0 then (x – a) is a FACTOR!

12. Is x – 1 a factor?

13. Is x – 3 a factor?