Dividing a polynomial by an integer or an expression is really just another way of simplifying. There isn’t actually anything new to learn: you just need to be able to simplify numbers (like 20/15 simplifies down to 4/3) and know how to divide with indices (when you divide with indices, you subtract the powers. So x^7 / x^3 = x^4). To divide a polynomial by a number (or integer), there are 3 simple steps to follow: (1) Rewrite the question as a fraction. (2) Split the problem into pieces by writing each term over the denominator. (3) Finish by simplifying each term. EXAMPLE: (8a + 10b - 14) / 2. (1) Rewrite as a fraction (8a + 10b - 14) / 2 (2) Split it up 8a/2 + 10b/2 - 14/2. (3) 8a divided by 2 is 4a. 10b divided by 2 is 5b. And 14 divided by 2 is 7. ANSWER: 4a + 5b - 7. Simple!! We follow the same 3 simple steps for dividing by monomials too (remember that a monomial is an expression with just one variable in). VISIT us at www.fuseschool.org, where all of our videos are carefully organised into topics and specific orders, and to see what else we have on offer. Comment, like and share with other learners. You can both ask and answer questions, and teachers will get back to you. These videos can be used in a flipped classroom model or as a revision aid. Twitter: https://twitter.com/fuseSchool Access a deeper Learning Experience in the FuseSchool platform and app: www.fuseschool.org Friend us: http://www.facebook.com/fuseschool This Open Educational Resource is free of charge, under a Creative Commons License: Attribution-NonCommercial CC BY-NC ( View License Deed: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ ). You are allowed to download the video for nonprofit, educational use. If you would like to modify the video, please contact us: info@fuseschool.org Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/FuseSchool
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Watch this video to discover how to plot straight lines onto a graph. VISIT us at www.fuseschool.org, where all of our videos are carefully organised into topics and specific orders, and to see what else we have on offer. Comment, like and share with other learners. You can both ask and answer que
Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/FuseSchool In this video we’re going to look at how to simplify algebraic expressions. Before we get started on simplifying, a few things to remember: (1) we always use a use a curly x for the letter x in algebra. (2) We don’t really use the mul
In algebra, we replace a letter with numbers in the process known as substitution. Given the formula A = 1/2bh, if the base is 5cm and the height is 10cm, then the area is ½ X 5 X 10 because we have replaced the b with 5 and the h with 10. You just need to be be careful with negative numbers: it is
