Division
Dividing Polynomials
Example 1
Divide and simplify the following polynomial expression.
![Dividingexample1-1 Dividingexample1-1](https://claregladwinresd.glk12.org/pluginfile.php/912/mod_book/chapter/147/Polynomial_Functions/images/Dividingexample1-1.png)
Step 1. Rewrite as a fraction
![dividingexample1-1 001 dividingexample1-1 001](https://claregladwinresd.glk12.org/pluginfile.php/912/mod_book/chapter/147/Polynomial_Functions/images/dividingexample1-1_001.png)
Step 2. Factor the GCF from the numerator and denominator
![dividingexample1-2 dividingexample1-2](https://claregladwinresd.glk12.org/pluginfile.php/912/mod_book/chapter/147/Polynomial_Functions/images/dividingexample1-2.png)
Step 3. Cancel the common factor(s)
![dividingexample1-4 dividingexample1-4](https://claregladwinresd.glk12.org/pluginfile.php/912/mod_book/chapter/147/Polynomial_Functions/images/dividingexample1-3.png)
Step 4. Rewrite
![dividingexamples1-4 dividingexamples1-4](https://claregladwinresd.glk12.org/pluginfile.php/912/mod_book/chapter/147/Polynomial_Functions/images/dividingexample1-4.png)
![Dividingexample1-1 Dividingexample1-1](https://claregladwinresd.glk12.org/pluginfile.php/912/mod_book/chapter/147/Polynomial_Functions/images/Dividingexample1-1.png)
Step 1. Rewrite as a fraction
![dividingexample1-1 001 dividingexample1-1 001](https://claregladwinresd.glk12.org/pluginfile.php/912/mod_book/chapter/147/Polynomial_Functions/images/dividingexample1-1_001.png)
![dividingexample1-2 dividingexample1-2](https://claregladwinresd.glk12.org/pluginfile.php/912/mod_book/chapter/147/Polynomial_Functions/images/dividingexample1-2.png)
![dividingexample1-4 dividingexample1-4](https://claregladwinresd.glk12.org/pluginfile.php/912/mod_book/chapter/147/Polynomial_Functions/images/dividingexample1-3.png)
![dividingexamples1-4 dividingexamples1-4](https://claregladwinresd.glk12.org/pluginfile.php/912/mod_book/chapter/147/Polynomial_Functions/images/dividingexample1-4.png)