Dividing Polynomials
Simple Division - dividing a polynomial by a monomial
Simplify
Simplify
Long Division - divide a polynomial by a polynomial Think back to long division from 3rd grade. How many times does the divisor go into the dividend? Put that number on top. Multiply that number by the divisor and put the result under the dividend. Subtract and bring down the next number in the dividend. Repeat until you have used all the numbers in the dividend.
x - 8 x2/x = x -8x/x = -8 -( ) + 3x x2 - 8x - 24 -( ) - 8x - 24
h2 + 4h + 5 4h2/h = 4h 5h/h = 5 h3/h = h2 -( ) - 4h2 h3 - 11h 4h2 -( ) 4h2 - 16h 5h + 28 -( ) 5h - 20 48
Practice: Section 5.6 Page 405: 23, 27, 41, 73