All Solutions for Lesson 5: Polynomial Long Division


Warm Up Solutions

Note

It is important to know how to divide whole numbers using long division with confidence.

Problems 1–2
Q: Complete the sentence. The remainder must always be ___ than the divisor.
A: smaller

Q: What term or terms are placed in the denominator when a remainder is written as a fraction?
A: The divisor

Simplify using long division. Write reminders as a fraction.

  1. 1113672
    1101242136721126224744322210 1011
  1. 122532

120211253224131212120

Note

Problems 3–4
Recall that this diagram is one way to find the binomial factors. The terms in the box can be combined to form a quadratic trinomial. See Algebra 1: Principles of Secondary Mathematics Unit 4 to review.

Find the GCF of each column and row. Then write the expression as the product of binomial factors and a quadratic trinomial.

3)

(x+4)(3x+2)=3x2+14x+8

4)

(x+5)(8x1)=8x2+39x5

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