11-5 Study Guide and Intervention

Dividing Polynomials
Divide Polynomials by Monomials To divide a polynomial by a monomial, divide
each term of the polynomial by the monomial.

Example 1 Find (4r2 - 12r) (2r). Example 2 Find (3x2 - 8x + 4) (4x).

4r - 12r 2 3x2 - 8x + 4
(4r2 - 12r) 2r = (3x2 - 8x + 4) 4x =
2r 4x
4r2 12r 3x2 8x 4
=- Divide each term. =- +
2r 2r 4x 4x 4x
2
2r
4r2
12r 6 3x2 - 8x 4
= - Simplify. = 3x4 1 +
1
2r 2r 1 4x 4x 4x
3x 1
= 2r - 6 Simplify. = -2+ x
4

Exercises
Find each quotient.

1. (x3 + 2x2 - x) x 2. (2x3 + 12x2 - 8x) (2x)

3. (x2 + 3x - 4) x 4. (4m2 + 6m - 8) (2m2)

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5. (3x3 + 15x2 - 21x) (3x) 6. (8m2p2 + 4mp - 8p) p

7. (8y4 + 16y2 - 4) (4y2) 8. (16x4y2+ 24xy + 5) (xy)

15x2 - 25x + 30 10a2b + 12ab - 8b

9. 10.
5 2a

6x3 + 9x2 + 9 m2 - 12m + 42

11. 12.
3x 2
3m

m2p2 - 5mp + 6 p2 - 4pr + 6r2

13. 14.
pr
2 2
mp

6a2b2 - 8ab + 12 2x2y3 - 4x2y2 - 8xy

15. 16.
2
2a 2xy

9x2y2z - 2xyz + 12x 2a3b3 + 8a2b2 - 10ab + 12

17.
xy 18.
2 2
2a b

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Dividing Polynomials
Divide Polynomials by Binomials To divide a polynomial by a binomial, factor the
dividend if possible and divide both dividend and divisor by the GCF. If the polynomial
cannot be factored, use long division.

Example Find (x2 + 7x + 10) (x + 3).

Step 1 Divide the first term of the dividend, x2 by the first term of the divisor, x.
x
x + 3 !"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
x + 7x + 10
2

(-) x2 + 3x Multiply x and x + 3.

4x Subtract.

Step 2 Bring down the next term, 10. Divide the first term of 4x + 10 by x.
x+4
!"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
x + 3 x + 7x + 10
2

x2 + 3x
4x + 10
(-) 4x + 12 Multiply 4 and x + 3.
-2 Subtract.
-2
The quotient is x + 4 with remainder -2. The quotient can be written as x + 4 + .
x+3
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Exercises
Find each quotient.

1. (b2 - 5b + 6) (b - 2) 2. (x2 - x - 6) (x - 3)

3. (x2 + 3x - 4) (x - 1) 4. (m2 + 2m - 8) (m + 4)

5. (x2 + 5x + 6) (x + 2) 6. (m2 + 4m + 4) (m + 2)

7. (2y2 + 5y + 2) ( y + 2) 8. (8y2 - 15y - 2) ( y - 2)

9. 8x - 6x - 9
10. m - 5m - 6
2 2

4x + 3 m-6
x3 + 1 6m3 + 11m2 + 4m + 35
11. 12.
x-2 2m + 5
6a2 + 7a + 5 8p3 + 27
13. 14.
2a + 5 2p + 3

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