• Recall how to divide using

synthetic division.
• Solve problems involving
division of polynomials.
  • Divide by .

  3 2 1
𝑥 − 𝑥 − 5 𝑥 +5 −
quotient: 𝑥+6
A rectangle with a length of x + 5 cm
has an area of 4x4 – 4x3 – 85x2 + 163x –
60 sq.cm. Write a polynomial that
represents its width.
What is the formula for the area of rectangle?
 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂=(𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉)(𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒕𝒉)   𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂
𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒕𝒉 =
𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉
Area = 4x4 – 4x3 – 85x2 + 163x – 60 sq.cm.
Length = x + 5 cm
-5 4 -4 -85 163 -60
-20 120 -175 60
4 -24 35 -12 0
 Quotient:
 Therefore, the width of the rectangle is cm.
 Joseph traveled a distance of kilometers at rate of
kph. Write a polynomial that represents the number
of hours traveled.
Distance = Rate (Time)
  = Time
Distance =   km
Rate =   kph
  1 6 -13 -5
− 5  
Quotient:
3 -2
6 -15 0

 Therefore, the number of hour travelled is

  Find the polynomial expression for the missing
dimension. The volume of the rectangular prism is

Volume =(length)(width)(height)

x + 1
x - 2
  𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒
h𝑒𝑖𝑔h𝑡 =
(𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡h)( 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑡h)
x + 1
  𝑥 4 +2 𝑥 3 − 4 𝑥 2 −7 𝑥 −2  
h𝑒𝑖𝑔h𝑡 = x - 2
(𝑥 −2)( 𝑥+1) multiply first
before dividing
  𝑥 4 +2 𝑥 3 − 4 𝑥 2 −7 𝑥 −2  
h𝑒𝑖𝑔h𝑡 = 2
𝑥 −𝑥−2
  𝑥 4 +2 𝑥 3 − 4 𝑥 2 −7 𝑥 −2  
h𝑒𝑖𝑔h𝑡 = 2
𝑥 −𝑥−2

1 2 1 2 -4 -7 -2
2 6 2  
Quotient:
1 3 1
1 3 1 0 0
 Therefore, the height of the rectangular prism
is unit.
 Thearea of a rectangle is Write a
polynomial that represents its width if
its length is .
  𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂
𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒕𝒉 =
𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉
 Area =   sq.cm.
2
Width = 2 2
  𝑥 + 𝑥 −3 𝑐𝑚 2
  𝑥 + 𝑥 −3 2 1 3
=𝑥 + 𝑥 −
2 2 2
 1  3 2 5 -1 -6
− 3 6  
2 2 Quotient:
-1 -2
2 4 0 0

 Therefore, the width of the rectangle is cm.