Polynomials: Operations 4.8

4.8 DIVISION OF POLYNOMIALS
a. Divide a polynomial by a monomial.
b. Divide a polynomial by a divisor that is a binomial.

Objective a
Divide a polynomial by a monomial.

Example A



Example B



Example C



To divide a polynomial by a monomial, divide each term by the monomial.

Objective b
Divide a polynomial by a divisor that is a binomial.

Dividing by a Binomial
For divisors with more than one term, we use long division, much as we do in arithmetic. Polynomial are written in descending order and any missing terms in the dividend are written in, using 0 for the coefficients.

Example D





Example E



Example F