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Warm up

What do you remember about dividing polynomials from last year? What
strategy or strategies did you use?
Lesson 4.3:
Synthetic Division and Remainder and
Factor Theorems

Learning Targets:
● I can divide a polynomial by a linear factor using synthetic division.
● I can use the Remainder Theorem to evaluate polynomial functions.
● I can use the Factor Theorem to check that a linear factor is a zero of a
polynomial function.

Key Terms:
● Synthetic Division
● Remainder Theorem
● Factor Theorem
What we’ve seen…
We have seen how to use factoring and the quadratic formula
to solve quadratic equations.
➢ What if we have a higher-order polynomial equation?
There is no formula that lets us solve all polynomials. Instead,
we will need to use other techniques to break a polynomial up
into factors.
➢ Synthetic Division
Synthetic Division
Synthetic division is a method for dividing a polynomial by
a linear factor of the form (x - r).

★ Every power of x
must be
represented!
Ex. 1
Use synthetic division to find the following quotient:

(3x3 + 4x2 - 3x + 2) ÷ (x - 2)
Ex. 2
Use synthetic division to find the following quotient:

(7x4 - 12x2 - 22x + 5) ÷ (x + 1)


Remainder Theorem
Remainder Theorem: When we divide a polynomial f(x) by (x - r),
the remainder is f(r).

By using synthetic division, the remainder theorem gives us a new way to evaluate functions!
Ex. 3
Use the remainder theorem to evaluate the function at the given
value of x.
f(x) = x4 - 3x3 + 2x2 - 17x + 5, x = -3
A new way to check for zeros…
For any polynomial f(x), if x = r is a zero of the function,
what is the value f(r)? **not a trick question**

Therefore, according to the Remainder Theorem, what


would be the remainder if we divided f(x) by (x - r)?
Factor Theorem
Factor Theorem: (x - r) is a factor of f(x) if and only if f(r)=0.

Equivalent Statements about Polynomials

1. -4 is a solution/root of the equation x2 + 3x - 4 = 0.

2. -4 is an x-intercept of the graph of y = x2 + 3x - 4.

3. -4 is a zero of the function f(x) = x2 + 3x - 4.


4. x + 4 is a factor of the expression x2 + 3x - 4.
Ex. 4
Is (x - 3) a factor of x3 + 12x2 + 17x - 30?
Ex. 5
Is (x - 1) a factor of x4 - 3x3 + 6x2 - 12x + 8?

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