Thursday, October 16, 2014

8th graders - in class work

There are two sure fire ways of dividing polynomials by monomials correctly.

1.  Break the polynomial in the numerator into separate up and down line-by-line problems.  Reduce each math fraction separately and then combine them at the end of the process. This method of dividing polynomials by monomials is laid out plainly here.  Do the practice problems on the next page on a separate sheet of paper.

2.  Breaking the numerator apart into separate side by side problems.  Reduce each to its simplest form and then combine.  This method is outline here.

Write down (copy) each example problem fully.



Below is another step-by-step guide on how to divide polynomials by monomials using the side by side method.

Read through the examples and then do the two practice problems.

In this case I am grading your process.  So write down each step of your solution method and label the reason for your steps exactly as done in this guide.