UCSS Math III 2A.3.2 Example 3

Find the quotient of [math](3x^3 + 16x^2 + 18x + 8) ÷ (x + 4)[/math] using synthetic division.

[list=1] [*]Identify the coefficients of the dividend. [*]Identify the value of [i]a[/i]. [*]Record the coefficients of the dividend and the value of [i]a[/i] in the divisor in the synthetic division format. [*]Carry out the process of synthetic division. [*]Write the quotient. [/list] This applet is provided by Walch Education as supplemental material for the [i]UCSS Secondary Math III[/i] program. Visit [url="http://www.walch.com"]www.walch.com[/url] for more information on our resources.