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    The document describes the process of synthetic division, which can be used as an alternative to long division to divide a polynomial by a linear factor. It provides 3 examples of dividing polynomials by (x-1), (x+1), and (x-1) using both long division and synthetic division. Synthetic division involves arranging the coefficients of the terms of the polynomial to be divided in a triangle and performing operations on them to find the quotient and remainder.

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    The document describes the process of synthetic division, which can be used as an alternative to long division to divide a polynomial by a linear factor. It provides 3 examples of dividing polynomials by (x-1), (x+1), and (x-1) using both long division and synthetic division. Synthetic division involves arranging the coefficients of the terms of the polynomial to be divided in a triangle and performing operations on them to find the quotient and remainder.

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    The document describes the process of synthetic division, which can be used as an alternative to long division to divide a polynomial by a linear factor. It provides 3 examples of dividing polynomials by (x-1), (x+1), and (x-1) using both long division and synthetic division. Synthetic division involves arranging the coefficients of the terms of the polynomial to be divided in a triangle and performing operations on them to find the quotient and remainder.

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    SYNTHETIC DIVISION

    Example 1. x 2 5 x 6 x 1
    Using Long Division:

    Using Synthetic Division:

    x6
    x 1 x2 5x 6

    1 1 5 6
    1 6
    1 6 12

    ( x 2 x)
    6x 6
    6x 6
    12

    Thus, x 2 5 x 6 x 1 x 6

    12
    .
    x 1

    Example 2. 2 x3 3x 2 1 x 1
    Using Long Division:

    Using Synthetic Division:

    2 x2 x 1
    x 1 2 x3 3 x 2 1
    3

    (2 x 2 x )
    x2 1
    x2 x
    x 1
    x 1
    0

    Thus, 2 x3 3x 2 1 x 1 2 x 2 x 1 .

    1 2 3 0 1

    2 1 1
    2 1 1 0

    Example 3. 4 x3 x 4 x 1
    Using Long Division:

    Using Synthetic Division:

    4 x2 4 x 3
    3

    1 4

    x 1 4x 0x x 4
    (4 x3 4 x 2 )
    4 x2 x
    4 x2 4 x
    3x 4
    3 x 3
    7

    Thus, 4 x3 x 4 x 1 4 x 2 4 x 3

    7
    .
    x 1

    0
    4
    4

    1
    4
    3

    4
    3
    7

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