Polynomial Long Division Practice

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What is Polynomial Long Division?

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A method used to divide a polynomial by another polynomial of the same or lower degree, similar to long division with numbers.

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What is the Dividend in a division problem?

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The number or polynomial being divided.

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What is the Divisor in a division problem?

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The number or polynomial by which the dividend is divided.

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What is the Quotient in a division problem?

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The result obtained from dividing the dividend by the divisor.

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What is the Remainder in a division problem?

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The amount left over after division when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor.

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How do you set up Polynomial Long Division?

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Write the dividend under the long division symbol and the divisor outside.

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What is the first step in Polynomial Long Division?

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Divide the leading term of the dividend by the leading term of the divisor.

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What do you do after finding the first term of the Quotient?

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Multiply the entire divisor by this term and subtract the result from the dividend.

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What is the purpose of subtracting in Polynomial Long Division?

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To eliminate the leading term of the dividend and bring down the next term.

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What do you do after subtracting in Polynomial Long Division?

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Repeat the process: divide, multiply, and subtract until all terms are processed.