1. Dividing a Polynomial by a Monomial

2. What is a Polynomial?
Remember, a polynomial is just a number of terms separated by + and – signs.
A term isn’t allowed to be anything too funky, so a polynomial doesn’t have any really weird parts. This is an ordinary polynomial:

3. What is a Monomial?
“Monomial” is just another name for a term.
A term isn’t allowed to be anything too funky, so a monomial doesn’t have any really weird parts. This is an ordinary monomial:

4. A Division Problem
What if they ask us to divide a polynomial by a monomial?
The problem could look one of three ways. It could look like a plain old division problem:

5. A Division Problem
It could look one of three ways:
It could look like a long division problem:

6. A Division Problem
The problem could look one of three ways:
It could look like a fraction.

7. A Division Problem
We don’t care how it looks. We’re going to think of it as three separate problems.
Part 1:

8. A Division Problem
We don’t care how it looks. We’re going to think of it as three separate problems.
Part 2:

9. A Division Problem
We don’t care how it looks. We’re going to think of it as three separate problems.
Part 3:

10. A Division Problem
Our answer will be:
Wasn’t that easy?

11. Split the problem into little parts and solve each of them!
Dividing by a Monomial
Split the problem into little parts and solve each of them!