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Polynomial and Synthetic Division

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Polynomial and Synthetic

Division Notes
1. x goes into x3? x2 times.
x  2x  6
2 2. Multiply (x-1) by x2.
3. Change sign, Add.
x 1 x  x  4x  6
3 2
4. Bring down 4x.
xx  xx
33 22
5. x goes into 2x2? 2x times.
6. Multiply (x-1) by 2x.
0  2 x  4x
2
7. Change sign, Add

 2 x  2 x
22 8. Bring down -6.
9. x goes into 6x? 6 times.
 0  6x  6 10. Multiply (x-1) by 6.
6 x 
6 11. Change sign, Add .

0
x 3x 9
2
Divide.
x  3 x  0 x  0 x  27
3 2

x  27
3 x 
3
 3x 2

x 3 3x  0 x
2

3 x 
2
 9x
9 x  27
x  3 x  27
3
9x   27
0
Synthetic Division
Divide x4 – 10x2 – 2x + 4 by x + 3
-3 1 0 -10 -2 4
-3 +9 3 -3

1 -3 -1 1 1

x  10 x  2 x  4
4 2
1
 x  3x  x  1 
3 2

x3 x3
Long Division.

1 -2 -8 x 1
3
3 3 x  3 x  2x  8
2

x 
2
 3x
1 1 -5
x 8
x3
5
The Remainder Theorem
If a polynomial f(x) is divided by x – k, the
remainder is r = f(k).
1
x
f ( x)  x  2 x  8
2 x  3 x  2x  8
2

f (3)  (3)  2(3)  8


2 x 
2
 3x
 9  6 8 x 8
 5 x3
5
The Factor Theorem
A polynomial f(x) has a factor (x – k) if and only
if f(k) = 0.
Show that (x – 2) and (x + 3) are factors of
f(x) = 2x4 + 7x3 – 4x2 – 27x – 18

+2 2 7 -4 -27 -18
4 22 36 18

2 11 18 9 0
Show that (x – 2) and (x + 3) are factors of
f(x) = 2x4 + 7x3 – 4x2 – 27x – 18

+2 2 7 -4 -27 -18
4 22 36 18

-3 2 11 18 9
-6 -15 -9
2 x 4  7 x 3  4 x 2  27 x  18
2 5 3 0 (2 x3  11x 2  18x  9)( x  2)
(2 x 2  5x  3)( x  2)( x  3)
Example 6 continued
(2 x  3)( x  1)( x  2)( x  3)

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