Algebra II m1 Topic A Lesson 4 Student
Algebra II m1 Topic A Lesson 4 Student
ALGEBRA II
2. Use your work from Exercise 1 to write the polynomial 2𝑥 3 + 11𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 10 in factored form, and then multiply
the factors to check your work above.
Example 1
If 𝑥 = 10, then the division 1573 ÷ 13 can be represented using polynomial division.
x 3 x 3 5x 2 7 x 3
Example 2
Use the long division algorithm for polynomials to evaluate
2𝑥 3 − 4𝑥 2 + 2
.
2𝑥 − 2
Exercises 1–8
Use the long division algorithm to determine the quotient. For each problem, check your work by using the reverse
tabular method.
𝑥 2 +6𝑥+9
1.
𝑥+3
7𝑥 3 −8𝑥 2 −13𝑥+2
2.
7𝑥−1
𝑥 3 −27
3.
𝑥−3
2𝑥 4 +14𝑥 3 +𝑥 2 −21𝑥−6
4.
2𝑥 2 −3
5𝑥 4 −6𝑥 2 +1
5.
𝑥 2 −1
𝑥 6 +4𝑥 4 −4𝑥−1
6.
𝑥 3 −1
𝑥 6 −64
8.
𝑥+2
Lesson Summary
The long division algorithm to divide polynomials is analogous to the long division algorithm for integers. The long
division algorithm to divide polynomials produces the same results as the reverse tabular method.
Problem Set
Use the long division algorithm to determine the quotient in problems 1–5.
2𝑥 3 −13𝑥 2 −𝑥+3
1.
2𝑥+1
3𝑥 3 +4𝑥 2 +7𝑥+22
2.
𝑥+2
4. (12𝑥 4 + 2𝑥 3 + 𝑥 − 3) ÷ (2𝑥 2 + 1)
5. (2𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 2 + 2𝑥) ÷ (𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 1)
6. Use long division to find the polynomial, 𝑝, that satisfies the equation below.
2𝑥 4 − 3𝑥 2 − 2 = (2𝑥 2 + 1)(𝑝(𝑥))
7. Given 𝑞(𝑥) = 3𝑥 3 − 4𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 𝑘.
a. Determine the value of 𝑘 so that 3𝑥 − 7 is a factor of the polynomial 𝑞.
b. What is the quotient when you divide the polynomial 𝑞 by 3𝑥 − 7?
8. In parts a–b and d–e, use long division to evaluate each quotient. Then, answer the remaining questions.
𝑥 2 −9
a.
𝑥+3
𝑥 4 −81
b.
𝑥+3
c. Is 𝑥 + 3 a factor of 𝑥 3 − 27? Explain your answer using the long division algorithm.
𝑥 3 +27
d.
𝑥+3
𝑥 5 +243
e.
𝑥+3
f. Is 𝑥 + 3 a factor of 𝑥 2 + 9? Explain your answer using the long division algorithm.
g. For which positive integers 𝑛 is 𝑥 + 3 a factor of 𝑥 𝑛 + 3𝑛 ? Explain your reasoning.
h. If 𝑛 is a positive integer, is 𝑥 + 3 a factor of 𝑥 𝑛 − 3𝑛 ? Explain your reasoning.