document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=252756>Question 252756</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How is dividing a polynomial by a binomial similar or different from long division you learned in elementary school?  Can understanding how to do one kind of division help you with understanding the other kind?  What are some examples from real life in which you might uses polynomial division? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #185101 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Greenfinch><B>Greenfinch(383)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Greenfinch><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Greenfinch><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=185101\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Yes, it is very similar. To divide 113724 by 78 you are effectively doing the following\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(7 x 10) + (8 x 1) | (1 x 100000) + (1 x 10000) + (3 x 1000) + (7 x 100) + (2 x 10) + (4 x 1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute X for 10 and you will get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7X + 8 into X^5 + X^4 + 3X^3 + 7X^2 + 2X + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer to the first is 1458<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To the second x^3 + 4X^2 + 5X + 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope that is what you were looking for </SPAN>\n" );
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