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Illustrative Mathematics

Combined Fuel Efficiency

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
Practice simplifying complex fractions and long division of polynomials with this brief exercise. These four questions make a challenging warm-up activity or a short, but comprehensive, follow-up after a detailed lesson on algebraic...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Zeroes and factorization of a quadratic polynomial I

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
This activity uses the division algorithm and the definition of a zero/root of a function to guide your class to see the relationship between zeros and factors of a general quadratic, which can later be generalized to the Remainder...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Long Division of Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Question and Answer session on long division of polynomials involving remainders. See how this problem was solved.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Long Division of Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site is a help letter from a student asking how to divide polynomials. The response to this e-mail also discusses factoring as a method for doing the division.
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Cool Math

Coolmath: Division of Polynomials Long Division

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Use long division to divide polynomials.
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Washington State University

Washington State University: Long Polynomial Division

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains a detailed example of long division of polynomials.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Polynomial Division: Simplification and Reduction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Demonstrates, step-by-step and with worked examples, how to do long division of polynomials.
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Division of Algebraic Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Dividing algebraic expressions is demonstrated with several examples. Methods as simple as using reciprocals are shown, as well as using long division to divide polynomial expressions.
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Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson provides basic instruction on the major concepts in algebra. Content includes a focus on fractions, units of conversion, complex numbers, quadratic equations, factorization and roots of polynomials, solving equations, systems...
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Math Notes and Math Tests

Pre Calculus Notes: Long and Synthetic Polynomial Division [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A college professor's detailed notes show how to divide polynomials based on the method for dividing integers.
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Help Algebra

Help algebra.com: Synthetic Division

For Students 9th - 10th
Synthetic division is thoroughly explained using long division as a starting point. The examples are very detailed and provide the steps necessary for completing the process of synthetic division.
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Help Algebra

Algebra Help: Operations With Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article gives an overview for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing polynomials. Examples are given, but more importantly, they are accompanied with explanations of why the process worked.