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Power Rule:
or if R(x)= 0; division is 0
exact, then
n P( x) Synthetic Division Method
a an Q( x)
n D( x)
b b
Long Division Method Step 1: Arrange the terms of
the dividend in decreasing
Dividing a Polynomial by a Step 1: Divide the first order.
Monomial: term of the dividend by
the first term of the x 4 2 x3 x 2 5x 6
Step 1: Divide each term divisor. x2
of the polynomial by the x 2 x 3 7 x 2 4 x 28
monomial x 4 2 x3 x 2 5x 6
Step 2: Multiply the quotient
32 x 4 y 7 24 x 5 y 6 16 x 6 y 5 1 2 1 5 6
obtained by each term of
8x 2 y 3 the divisor, write the
product below the dividend, Note: If there is any
32 x 4 y 7 32 x 4 y 7 16 x 6 y 5 then subtract. missing term on the
8x 2 y3 8x2 y3 8x 2 y3 polynomial, supply 0 as
x2 its numerical
Step 2: Apply the x 2 x 3 7 x 2 4 x 28 coefficient.
quotient rule of ( x3 2 x 2 )
exponents.
4 x 2 y 4 3x3 y 3 2 x 4 y 2 5x 2 4 x
Step 2: Write the Step 3: Bring down the first
numerical coefficients of numerical coefficient to the
the polynomial in a row third row then multiply it by
then put the symbol and the divisor. Write the
write the value of r as the product on the second row
divisor below the second numerical
To get the divisor, x+2 coefficient.
should be equated to
0. Thus, 2 1 2 1 5 6
2
x-r = 0
x+2 = 0 1
Step 4: Add/minus the first
r = -2 and second row of the
second column and the
\-2 becomes the sum/difference must be
2 1 2 1 5 6 written on the third row.
Repeat the process of
multiplying, and getting the
Step 3: Bring down the sum/difference up to the
first numerical coefficient last coefficient.
to the third row then
multiply it by the divisor. 2 1 2 1 5 6
Write the product on the
second row below the 0 2 6
2
second numerical
coefficient.
1 0 1 3 0
2 1 2 1 5 6
Step 5: The numerical
coefficients in the third row
becomes the numerical
1 coefficients of the quotient.
x3 x 3