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| The number being divided is called the |
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| The number that you are dividing by is called the |
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| The answer to a division problem is called the |
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| If the divisor doesn't go onto the dividend evenly. the left-over piece is called the |
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If you have to divide a
polynomial by a monomial |
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| divide each individual term by the monomial |
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When doing long division of polynomials,
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first term of the divisor
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| To do division, the dividend must be in |
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| descending order of exponents |
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| To do synthetic division, the divisor must start with |
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| In synthetic division, if you are really dividing by x - 2, you divide by |
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| In synthetic division, if you are really dividing by x + 2, you divide by |
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| In synthetic division the exponents on the answer will start |
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| one lower than the exponents on the dividend |
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