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This document contains a sample quiz on synthetic and long division of polynomials. It has 6 multiple choice questions testing skills in: [1] simplifying expressions by dividing; [2] using long division to divide polynomials; [3] determining the next step in a long division problem; [4] using synthetic division; [5] determining the next step in another long division problem; and [6] identifying a mistake in a sample synthetic division problem. The quiz also provides the student's name, class, date and ID number at the top.

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02 03 SampleQuiz

This document contains a sample quiz on synthetic and long division of polynomials. It has 6 multiple choice questions testing skills in: [1] simplifying expressions by dividing; [2] using long division to divide polynomials; [3] determining the next step in a long division problem; [4] using synthetic division; [5] determining the next step in another long division problem; and [6] identifying a mistake in a sample synthetic division problem. The quiz also provides the student's name, class, date and ID number at the top.

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Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________ ID: A

Section 02-03 Sample Quiz - Synthetic & Long Division

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Simplify the following expression by dividing:


8p 6  12p 9
2p 3

a. 4p 3  6p 6 c. 6p 3  10p 6
b. 4p 2  6p 3 d. 6p 2  10p 3

____ 2. Use Long Division to Divide the Polynomials.

ÁÊÁ x 4  7x 3  17x 2  20x ˜ˆ˜  ÁÊÁ x 2  4 ˜ˆ˜


Ë ¯ Ë ¯

52 8x  52
a. x 2  13x  7  c. x 2  7x  13 
x2  4 x2  4
13x  8 1
b. x 2  7x  2 d. x2  1 
x 4 x 4
2

____ 3. A student is trying to use long division (at the right) to solve the following
(3x3 – 4x2 – x + 1)  (x + 1).
What value should go in the box next?

a. – 2x c. – 7x
b. 2x d. 7x

____ 4. Divide using Synthetic division:

a. c.

b. d.

1
Name: ________________________ ID: A

____ 5. A student is trying to use long division (at the right) to solve the following
(8x3 – 2x2 + 7x + 1)  (2x + 1).
What value should go in the box next?

6 6
a.  c. 
2x  1 2x  1
2x  1 2x  1
b.  d. 
6 6

____ 6. Cam divided x 4  3x 2  4x  2 by the factor x-2 using synthetic division. His work is shown. Identify his
mistake.

2 1 3 4 2

 2 10 12

1 5 6 10

10
x 3  5x 2  6x 
x2

a. Cam wrote the remainder incorrectly. c. Cam added instead of subtracting the
rows.
b. Cam did not use a zero place holder for d. Cam should have used -2 as his division
the x 3 term. since the factor was x-2.

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