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I. Given: P(x) = 3x5 – 5x6 + 11x4 – 12x + 10

1. The standard form of the polynomial is
___________________________________.
2. The constant is _________________.
3. The leading term is _________________.
4. The leading coefficient is ___________________.
5. The degree of the polynomial is _____________.

II. Identify the divisor, dividend, and quotient in each item below.
1. 1 5 0 3 8
5 5 8
5 5 8 0

2. -2 1 5 2 7 30
-2 -6 8 -30
1 3 -4 15 0

3. 3 2 0 0 -54
6 18 54
2 6 18 0

4. -4 -3 1 0 -208
12 -52 208
-3 13 -52 0

5. 5 2 -3 -7 -240
10 35 140
2 7 28 100

III. Match the division problem in PART A with the correct synthetic division in PART B.
PART A Dividen
_____4. P(x) = 3x 4 + 6x 3 + 2x 2 + 4x – 4
____ 1. P(x) = 2x + 11x + 12
2
D(x) = x + 2
D(x) = x + 4
_____5. P(x) = x 3 + 2x – x 2 – 2
Divid
D(x) = x – 1
_____2. . P(x) = 2 x 3 + 11x + 12
D(x) = x + 4 _____6. P(x) = 4x 3 + 2x – 15x 2 + 9x – 6
D(x) = x – 3
Divid
_____3. . P(x) = x 3 + 2x 2 - x - 2 Dividend______________ Quotient____________
D(x) = x – 1 _____7. P(x) = 2x – 9x + 13x + 35
3 2

D(x) = x – 5 _________
Remainder
Divi
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Divid
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_____8. P(x) = 4 – 2x 3 – 15 x 2 + 9x – 6
D(x) = x – 3

_____9. P(x) = x 3 – 9x 2 + 35 + 13x

D(x) = x – 5

_____10. P(x) = 3x 4 + 6x 2 + 2x 3 + 4x – 4
D(x) = x + 2

PART B

a. -4 2 0 11 12
-8 32 -172
2 -8 43 -160

b. 1 1 -1 2 -2
1 0 2
1 0 2 0

c. -4 2 11 12
-8 -12
2 3 0

d. 5 1 -9 13 35
5 -20 -35
1 -4 -7 0

e. 3 4 -2 -15 9 -6
12 30 45 162
4 10 15 54 156

f. -2 3 6 2 4 -4
-6 0 -4 0
3 0 2 0 -4

g. -2 3 2 6 4 -4
-6 8 -28 48
3 -4 14 -24 44

h. 1 1 2 -1 -2
1 3 2
1 3 2 0

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i 5 2 -9 13 35
10 5 90
2 1 18 125

4 -15 7 -6
j.

3
12 -9 6
4 -3 2 0

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IV .Determine Q(x) and R(x) when P(x) is divided by D(x). Use synthetic division and illustrate the
result following the Division Algorithm.

1. P(x) = x3 + 2x2-x + 3, D(x) = x-1 2. P(x) = 3x4 + 6x2 + 2x3 + 4x – 4 , D(x) = x + 2

3. P(x) = x3 + 27 , D(x) = x + 3 4. P(x) = x5 – 4x4 + 8x3 – 2x2 + 3x – 14 , D(x) = x - 4

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