Adding to his extensive collection of simple but effective and clear math apps, Esa Helttula has now introduced Polynomial Long Division. Most of Esa's previous apps have been about arithmetic, ...

👉 Learn how to divide polynomials by binomial divisors using the long division algorithm. A binomial is an algebraic expression having two terms. Before dividing a polynomial, it is usually important ...

👉 Learn how to divide polynomials by quadratic divisors using the long division algorithm. Before dividing a polynomial, it is usually important to arrange the divisor in the descending order of ...

A polynomial is a chain of algebraic terms with various values of powers. There are some words and phrases to look out for when you're dealing with polynomials: \(6{x^5} - 3{x^2} + 7\) is a polynomial ...

I closed my recent post, So Long, Long Division, by asking you to either join me in acknowledging that long division is a meaningless math procedure or to share reasons students should learn long ...

Synthetic division is another, easier, way of carrying out division of polynomials. Look at how it would work for the example above before moving on to an explanation of the process.