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Illustrative Mathematics
Combined Fuel Efficiency
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...
Illustrative Mathematics
Zeroes and factorization of a quadratic polynomial I
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...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Long Division of Polynomials
Question and Answer session on long division of polynomials involving remainders. See how this problem was solved.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Long Division of Polynomials
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.
Washington State University
Washington State University: Long Polynomial Division
This site contains a detailed example of long division of polynomials.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Polynomial Division: Simplification and Reduction
Demonstrates, step-by-step and with worked examples, how to do long division of polynomials.
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Division of Algebraic Expressions
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.
Math Medics
S.o.s. Math: Algebra
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...
Math Notes and Math Tests
Pre Calculus Notes: Long and Synthetic Polynomial Division [Pdf]
A college professor's detailed notes show how to divide polynomials based on the method for dividing integers.
Help Algebra
Help algebra.com: Synthetic Division
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.
Help Algebra
Algebra Help: Operations With Polynomials
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.