2.3.1E: Exercises

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    Practice Makes Perfect

    Divide Monomials

    In the following exercises, divide the monomials.

    1. \(15r^4s^9÷(15r^4s^9)\)

    2. \(20m^8n^4÷(30m^5n^9)\)

    Answer

    \(\dfrac{2m^3}{3n^5}\)

    3. \(\dfrac{18a^4b^8}{−27a^9b^5}\)

    4. \(\dfrac{45x^5y^9}{−60x^8y^6}\)

    Answer

    \(\dfrac{−3y^3}{4x^3}\)

    5. \(\dfrac{(10m^5n^4)(5m^3n^6)}{25m^7n^5}\)

    6. \(\dfrac{(−18p^4q^7)(−6p^3q^8)}{−36p^{12}q^{10}}\)

    Answer

    \(\dfrac{−3q^5}{p^5}\)

    7. \(\dfrac{(6a^4b^3)(4ab^5)}{(12a^2b)(a^3b)}\)

    8. \(\dfrac{(4u^2v^5)(15u^3v)}{(12u^3v)(u^4v)}\)

    Answer

    \(\dfrac{5v^4}{u^2}\)

    Divide a Polynomial by a Monomial

    In the following exercises, divide each polynomial by the monomial.

    9. \((9n^4+6n^3)÷3n\)

    10. \((8x^3+6x^2)÷2x\)

    Answer

    \(4x^2+3x\)

    11. \((63m^4−42m^3)÷(−7m^2)\)

    12. \((48y^4−24y^3)÷(−8y^2)\)

    Answer

    \(−6y^2+3y\)

    13. \(\dfrac{66x^3y^2−110x^2y^3−44x^4y^3}{11x^2y^2}\)

    14. \(\dfrac{72r^5s^2+132r^4s^3−96r^3s^5}{12r^2s^2}\)

    Answer

    \(6r^3+11r^2s−8rs^3\)

    15. \(10x^2+5x−4−5x\)

    16. \(20y^2+12y−1−4y\)

    Answer

    \(−5y−3+\dfrac{1}{4y}\)

    Divide Polynomials using Long Division

    In the following exercises, divide each polynomial by the binomial.

    17. \((y^2+7y+12)÷(y+3)\)

    18. \((a^2−2a−35)÷(a+5)\)

    Answer

    \(a−7\)

    19. \((6m^2−19m−20)÷(m−4)\)

    20. \((4x^2−17x−15)÷(x−5)\)

    Answer

    \(4x+3\)

    21. \((q^2+2q+20)÷(q+6)\)

    22. \((p^2+11p+16)÷(p+8)\)

    Answer

    \(p+3−\dfrac{8}{p+8}\)

    23. \((3b^3+b^2+4)÷(b+1)\)

    24. \((2n^3−10n+28)÷(n+3)\)

    Answer

    \(\dfrac{2n^2−6n+8+4}{n+3}\)

    25. \((z^3+1)÷(z+1)\)

    26. \((m^3+1000)÷(m+10)\)

    Answer

    \(m^2−10m+100\)

    27. \((64x^3−27)÷(4x−3)\)

    28. \((125y^3−64)÷(5y−4)\)

    Answer

    \(25y^2+20x+16\)

    Divide Polynomials using Synthetic Division

    In the following exercises, use synthetic Division to find the quotient and remainder.

    29. \(x^3−6x^2+5x+14\) is divided by \(x+1\)

    30. \(x^3−3x^2−4x+12\) is divided by \(x+2\)

    Answer

    \(x^2−5x+6; \space 0\)

    31. \(2x^3−11x^2+11x+12\) is divided by \(x−3\)

    32. \(2x^3−11x^2+16x−12\) is divided by \(x−4\)

    Answer

    \(2x^2−3x+4; \space 4\)

    33. \(x^4-5x^2+2+13x+3\) is divided by \(x+3\)

    34. \(x^4+x^2+6x−10\) is divided by \(x+2\)

    Answer

    \(x^3−2x^2+5x−4; \space −2\)

    35. \(2x^4−9x^3+5x^2−3x−6\) is divided by \(x−4\)

    36. \(3x^4−11x^3+2x^2+10x+6\) is divided by \(x−3\)

    Answer

    \(3x^3−2x^2−4x−2;\space 0\)

    Divide Polynomial Functions

    In the following exercises, divide.

    37. For functions \(f(x)=x^2−13x+36\) and \(g(x)=x−4\), find ⓐ \(\left(\dfrac{f}{g}\right)(x)\) ⓑ \(\left(\dfrac{f}{g}\right)(−1)\)

    38. For functions \(f(x)=x^2−15x+54\) and \(g(x)=x−9\), find ⓐ \(\left(\dfrac{f}{g}\right)(x)\) ⓑ \(\left(\dfrac{f}{g}\right)(−5)\)

    Answer

    ⓐ \(\left(\dfrac{f}{g}\right)(x)=x−6\)
    ⓑ \(\left(\dfrac{f}{g}\right)(−5)=−11\)

    39. For functions \(f(x)=x^3+x^2−7x+2\) and \(g(x)=x−2\), find ⓐ \(\left(\dfrac{f}{g}\right)(x)\) ⓑ \(\left(\dfrac{f}{g}\right)(2)\)

    40. For functions \(f(x)=x^3+2x^2−19x+12\) and \(g(x)=x−3\), find ⓐ \(\left(\dfrac{f}{g}\right)(x)\) ⓑ \(\left(\dfrac{f}{g}\right)(0)\)

    Answer

    ⓐ \(\left(\dfrac{f}{g}\right)(x)=x^2+5x−4\)
    ⓑ \(\left(\dfrac{f}{g}\right)(0)=−4\)

    41. For functions \(f(x)=x^2−5x+2\) and \(g(x)=x^2−3x−1\), find ⓐ \((f·g)(x)\) ⓑ \((f·g)(−1)\)

    42. For functions \(f(x)=x^2+4x−3\) and \(g(x)=x^2+2x+4\), find ⓐ \((f·g)(x)\) ⓑ \((f·g)(1)\)

    Answer

    ⓐ \((f·g)(x)=x^4+6x^3+9x^2+10x−12\); ⓑ \((f·g)(1)=14\)

    Use the Remainder and Factor Theorem

    In the following exercises, use the Remainder Theorem to find the remainder.

    43. \(f(x)=x^3−8x+7\) is divided by \(x+3\)

    44. \(f(x)=x^3−4x−9\) is divided by \(x+2\)

    Answer

    \(−9\)

    45. \(f(x)=2x^3−6x−24\) divided by \(x−3\)

    46. \(f(x)=7x^2−5x−8\) divided by \(x−1\)

    Answer

    \(−6\)

    In the following exercises, use the Factor Theorem to determine if x−cx−c is a factor of the polynomial function.

    47. Determine whether \(x+3\) a factor of \(x^3+8x^2+21x+18\)

    48. Determine whether \(x+4\) a factor of \(x^3+x^2−14x+8\)

    Answer

    no

    49. Determine whether \(x−2\) a factor of \(x^3−7x^2+7x−6\)

    50. Determine whether \(x−3\) a factor of \(x^3−7x^2+11x+3\)

    Answer

    yes

    Writing Exercises

    51. James divides \(48y+6\) by \(6\) this way: \(\dfrac{48y+6}{6}=48y\). What is wrong with his reasoning?

    52. Divide \(\dfrac{10x^2+x−12}{2x}\) and explain with words how you get each term of the quotient.

    Answer

    Answer will vary

    53. Explain when you can use synthetic division.

    54. In your own words, write the steps for synthetic division for \(x^2+5x+6\) divided by \(x−2\).

    Answer

    Answers will vary.

    Self Check

    a. After completing the exercises, use this checklist to evaluate your mastery of the objectives of this section

    The figure shows a table with seven rows and four columns. The first row is a header row and it labels each column. The first column header is “I can…”, the second is "confidently", the third is “with some help”, “no minus I don’t get it!”. Under the first column are the phrases “divide monomials”, “divide a polynomial by using a monomial”, “divide polynomials using long division”, “divide polynomials using synthetic division”, “divide polynomial functions”, and “use the Remainder and Factor Theorem”. Under the second, third, fourth columns are blank spaces where the learner can check what level of mastery they have achieved.

    b. On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your mastery of this section in light of your responses on the checklist? How can you improve this?

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