MHF4U

2.2 DIVIDING POLYNOMIALS

In elementary school you were taught long division. Let’s review these skills together:

2 68 Do you remember the steps? Include a Division Statement:

"#$#%&'% = ("#$#*+,)(./+0#&'0) + 2&34#'%&,

OR

"#$#%&'% 2&34#'%&,
= (./+0#&'0) +
"#$#*+, "#$#*+,

thanthe
when the remainder is less
divisor we are done

Let’s try a couple another:

15 644
42 644_DIVIDEND

15 644 Divisor
b
606
44 42 QUOTIENT
30 14 REMAINDER
147 15

644 15 421 14
 EXAMPLE 1: Divide a polynomial by a binomial of the form (x-b). State restrictions.

x + 2 x 2 + 7 x + 10 x + 9 x3 + 13x 2 + 39 x + 46

when a powerof x ismissing we must
have aplaceholderforthatmissingterm
am

(x 3
- 7 x - 6) ÷ ( x + 1) (x 3
- 27 ) ÷ ( x2 + 3x + 9)

 MHF4U 2.2 DIVIDING POLYNOMIALS

Example 2: Divide a polynomial by a binomial of the form (ax+b). State restrictions.

Divide 4 x3 + 8 x 2 - 6 x - 12 by 2 x + 1 .

To

Example 3: Divide x 4 + x3 - x 2 - x by x 2 + 2 x + 1