Philippine Academy of Sakya

High School Mathematics Department

Grade 9 Mathematics Introductory Algebra and Geometry

Name:___________________________________________Date:_______________Score:__________ Section:____________________________ Parents signature:_____________________ Topic: Polynomial Division using Synthetic Division, Remainder Theorem Worksheet No.14 SW AS

Recall: A polynomial in one variable is an expression of the form where x is a variable, and each summand is the coefficient of the corresponding

, . Each individual is the degree of the is

is called a term, and the greatest integer n for which

polynomial. We will restrict ourselves for now to polynomials with integer coefficients. If M and N are polynomials, then called a rational expression ( are also polynomials. On the other hand, ). We can write as

to mean that the polynomial P

in the variable x is divided by the polynomial D in the variable x. If has degree of at least 1, then the remainder, which is denoted by , has degree less than the degree of (if ). The quotient polynomial is usually denoted as . We can use Synthetic Division to perform division of polynomials, which is a shortcut of the traditional long division method. 1.1) (BOOK EXERCISE) On page 107, answer Written Exercises numbers 1 10 1.2) Divide each polynomial a.) c.) e.) g.) i.) k.) m.) o.) , , , , p.) , , , , h.) , j.) , l.) , n.) , , , , , by . In other words, write , b.) , d.) , f.) , , , , , , , , , , ,

Remember: A polynomial can be written as , where , , and are as mentioned above. is usually easily obtained by factoring , and also by using Synthetic Division. To illustrate, suppose , . Then, we can write . If , then . Upon simplifying, we see that . This is the remainder when is divided by . Remainder Theorem for polynomials: This theorem states that if , then . This theorem can be viewed in two ways. (i) To get , get the remainder when is divided by . (ii) To get the remainder when is divided by , evaluate . Note: If , we say that is a factor of if . 2) (BOOK EXERCISE) On page 108, answer Written Exercises numbers 35 40 3) (BOOK EXERCISE) On page 108, answer Written Exercises numbers 41 52 4) Find the remainder when 5) If 6) Find if a.) is divided by is divided by , the remainder is 7. Then find the value of k. , b.)