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Example Question #5 : How To Divide Polynomials
Divide:
Cancel:
Example Question #6 : How To Divide Polynomials
Simplify:
7 in the denominator is a common factor of the three coefficients in the numerator, which allows you to divide out the 7 from the denominator:
Then divide by :
Example Question #11 : Polynomial Operations
Simplify:
Use the properties of powers:
We can cancel now:
Example Question #12 : Polynomial Operations
To easily divide the polynomials, factor the numerator to get
Then, you can cancel out since it is present in both the numerator and the denominator, leaving you with just .
Example Question #13 : Polynomial Operations
First, factor the numerator to get
Since is in both the numerator and the denominator, they cancel each other out. This leaves just as the simplified version of the expression.
Example Question #71 : Polynomials
Simplify this expression to its lowest terms:
When we divide a complex set of variables which are all being multiplied by another similar set of variables which are being multiplied (as in our problem!) we are able to handle each separate variable as it's own division problem. So, that the complex fraction
is really 4 separate fractions:
And, when we divide like terms with exponents, we subtract the powers! So, we are able to eliminate the , we leave one in the denominator and one in the numerator! is 5, so we leave the 5 in the numerator as well. This leaves us with the answer:
Example Question #15 : Polynomial Operations
Simplify the fraction to its simplest terms:
When we divide a complex set of variables which are all being multiplied, by another similar set of variables which are being multiplied (as in our problem!) we are able to handle each separate variable as it's own division problem. So the complex fraction:
is really 4 separate fractions:
And, when we divide like terms with exponents, we subtract the powers! So, we are able to do this and we leave , & in the denominator and, since there is nothing left in the numerator we put the placeholder, 1, there!
so we leave the 1 in the numerator and put the 2 as the coefficient in the denominator. Leaving us with the answer:
Example Question #1 : Simplifying Polynomials
Divide the trinomial below by .
We can accomplish this division by re-writing the problem as a fraction.
The denominator will distribute, allowing us to address each element separately.
Now we can cancel common factors to find our answer.
Example Question #72 : Polynomials
Simplify the following:
This fraction cannot be simplified.
First we will factor the numerator:
Then factor the denominator:
We can re-write the original fraction with these factors and then cancel an (x-5) term from both parts:
Example Question #1 : Operations With Polynomials
Divide by .
First, set up the division as the following:
Look at the leading term in the divisor and in the dividend. Divide by gives ; therefore, put on the top:
Then take that and multiply it by the divisor, , to get . Place that under the division sign:
Subtract the dividend by that same and place the result at the bottom. The new result is , which is the new dividend.
Now, is the new leading term of the dividend. Dividing by gives 5. Therefore, put 5 on top:
Multiply that 5 by the divisor and place the result, , at the bottom:
Perform the usual subtraction:
Therefore the answer is with a remainder of , or .
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