We can always express f(x) by g(x) like this: A(x) = Q(x).B(x) + R(x) with degR(x) < degB(x) (degf(x) is the degree of a polynomial). This is only way. The remainder of f(x) divided by (x – k) is f(k) (I will prove this) k is called the root of f(x) when f(k) = 0. f(x) has at max n roots ( n = degf(x) ) f(k) divides by (x - k) = 0 if and only if f(k) = 0. How to divide polynomials: (in the session)