Division of

Polynomials
At the end of the lesson, students are
expected to:
1. Illustrate a polynomial
expression.
2. Perform division of polynomials
using long division and synthetic
division
3. Appreciate the use of division of
polynomials in real-life
situation.
 A polynomial expression P(x) is an
expression in the form
𝑷(𝒙) = 𝒂𝒏𝒙𝒏 + 𝒂𝒏−𝟏𝒙𝒏−𝟏 + 𝒂𝒏−𝟐𝒙𝒏−𝟐 + ⋯

+ 𝒂𝟏𝒙𝟏 + 𝒂𝟎, 𝒂𝒏 ≠ 0
where the nonnegative integer n is called
the degree of the polynomial and
coefficients are real numbers.
 The terms of the polynomial may be
written in any order. However, we often
follow the convention of writing the
terms in decreasing powers of the
variable x. In this case, the polynomial
expression is said to be in standard
form.
An expression is a polynomial if:
a. no exponent in fraction
form
b. no negative exponent
c. no variable in the radical
sign
d. no variable in the
denominator
 Remember:
All polynomials are
expression but not all
expressions are
polynomials.
To divide polynomial by another
polynomial using long division:

1. Arrange the terms in both

the divisor and the dividend
in descending order.
2. Divide the first term of
the dividend by the first
term of the divisor to get
the first term of the
quotient.
3. Multiply the divisor by
the first term of the
quotient and subtract the
product from the
dividend.
4. Using the remainder,
repeat the process, thus
finding the second term
of the quotient.
5. Continue the process
until the remainder is
zero or the remainder is
of a lower degree than the
divisor
 In general, if P(x) and D(x) are
polynomials with D(x) ≠ 0, we can
write = Q(x) + or P(x) = Q(x) ● D(x)
+ R(x), where R(x) is either 0 or its
degree is less than the degree of D(x).
If R(x) = 0, then we say that D(x) is a
factor of P(x).
= Q(x) + or P(x) = Q(x) ● D(x) +
R(x);
Where
P(x) – dividend
D(x) – divisor
Q(x) – quotient
R(x) - remainder
Synthetic Division