📚 Synthetic Division: Handling Missing Powers of x 🧮
In this video, I explain how to perform synthetic division to divide a polynomial by a linear expression, even when some powers of x are missing. It’s essential to fill in missing powers with zeros as placeholders to avoid mistakes. Additionally, since we’re dividing by a linear term in the form (x + 3), we use -3 in our synthetic division setup.
🚀 What you’ll learn:
How to handle missing powers of x by adding zeros as placeholders during synthetic division.
The proper setup for synthetic division when dividing by an expression of the form (x + 3) by using -3.
A detailed walkthrough of the division process, ensuring you understand how to manage missing terms and avoid common errors.
This approach is crucial for accurately simplifying polynomial division, especially when certain terms are missing, and ensures the division runs smoothly from start to finish.
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Watch now to master synthetic division with missing terms and correctly handle linear divisors like (x + 3)!
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