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And we could simplify this by using traditional algebraic long division. But what we're going to cover in this video is a slightly different technique, and we call it synthetic division.

And now let me just draw my little funky synthetic division operator-looking symbol. And remember, the type of synthetic division we're doing, it only applies when we are dividing by …

Sal explains why synthetic division gives you the same result as traditional algebraic long division. Created by Sal Khan.

For example, you can use synthetic division to divide a polynomial by (x + 2) or (x – 6), but you cannot use synthetic division to divide by 6x, or (2x + 3) or (3x^2 – x + 3).

After we have added, subtracted, and multiplied polynomials, it's time to divide them! This will prove to be a little bit more sophisticated. It turns out that not every polynomial division results …

And now let me just draw my little funky synthetic division operator-looking symbol. And remember, the type of synthetic division we're doing, it only applies when we are dividing by …

Learn how to divide polynomials, also known as algebraic long division. This video starts with simple examples and gradually moves to more complex ones, demonstrating how to divide …

Convert polynomials to factored form using synthetic division and other factoring concepts for polynomials.

Sal divides (2x^5-x^3+3x^2-2x+7) by (x-3) using synthetic division.