math 10 DIVISION OF POLYNOMIALS

Activity 1: Spot the Difference Look at each pair of expressions below. Identify the expression that is not a polynomial from each. Give reasons for your answers. 1. 2x + 1 N X + 1 2. x3 + 2x2-7 * + 2x- - 7 3. 2VX XV2 4. 2x3 - 3x2 +X-4 2x3 -3x2 + x-4 ( x + 5) (9x + 1)-2 5. (x + 5)(9x + 1)2 (x- 4) (x - 4) Did this activity help you recall what a polynomial expression is? A polynomial expression P(x) is an expression of the form and + an - 1x -+ an _2xn - 2 + ...+ aix + ao, an * 0 n is called the degree of the poly