Algebra Examples

$(10 m^{8} + 4 m^{6} + 10 m^{5}) \div 2 m^{2}$

Step 1

Set up the polynomials to be divided. If there is not a term for every exponent, insert one with a value of $0$ .

$2 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0 m^{7}$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$0 m^{3}$

$0 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

Step 2

Divide the highest order term in the dividend $10 m^{8}$ by the highest order term in divisor $2 m^{2}$ .

$5 m^{6}$

$2 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0 m^{7}$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$0 m^{3}$

$0 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

Step 3

Multiply the new quotient term by the divisor.

$5 m^{6}$

$2 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0 m^{7}$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$0 m^{3}$

$0 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0$

Step 4

The expression needs to be subtracted from the dividend, so change all the signs in $10 m^{8} + 0 + 0$

$5 m^{6}$

$2 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0 m^{7}$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$0 m^{3}$

$0 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0$

Step 5

After changing the signs, add the last dividend from the multiplied polynomial to find the new dividend.

$5 m^{6}$

$2 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0 m^{7}$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$0 m^{3}$

$0 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0$

$4 m^{6}$

Step 6

Pull the next term from the original dividend down into the current dividend.

$5 m^{6}$

$2 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0 m^{7}$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$0 m^{3}$

$0 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

Step 7

Divide the highest order term in the dividend $4 m^{6}$ by the highest order term in divisor $2 m^{2}$ .

$5 m^{6}$

$0 m^{5}$

$2 m^{4}$

$2 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0 m^{7}$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$0 m^{3}$

$0 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

Step 8

Multiply the new quotient term by the divisor.

$5 m^{6}$

$0 m^{5}$

$2 m^{4}$

$2 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0 m^{7}$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$0 m^{3}$

$0 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$4 m^{6}$

$0$

Step 9

The expression needs to be subtracted from the dividend, so change all the signs in $4 m^{6} + 0 + 0$

$5 m^{6}$

$0 m^{5}$

$2 m^{4}$

$2 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0 m^{7}$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$0 m^{3}$

$0 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$4 m^{6}$

$0$

Step 10

After changing the signs, add the last dividend from the multiplied polynomial to find the new dividend.

$5 m^{6}$

$0 m^{5}$

$2 m^{4}$

$2 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0 m^{7}$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$0 m^{3}$

$0 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$4 m^{6}$

$0$

$10 m^{5}$

$0$

Step 11

Pull the next term from the original dividend down into the current dividend.

$5 m^{6}$

$0 m^{5}$

$2 m^{4}$

$2 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0 m^{7}$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$0 m^{3}$

$0 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$4 m^{6}$

$0$

$10 m^{5}$

$0$

$0 m^{3}$

$0 m^{2}$

Step 12

Divide the highest order term in the dividend $10 m^{5}$ by the highest order term in divisor $2 m^{2}$ .

$5 m^{6}$

$0 m^{5}$

$2 m^{4}$

$5 m^{3}$

$2 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0 m^{7}$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$0 m^{3}$

$0 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$4 m^{6}$

$0$

$10 m^{5}$

$0$

$0 m^{3}$

$0 m^{2}$

Step 13

Multiply the new quotient term by the divisor.

$5 m^{6}$

$0 m^{5}$

$2 m^{4}$

$5 m^{3}$

$2 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0 m^{7}$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$0 m^{3}$

$0 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$4 m^{6}$

$0$

$10 m^{5}$

$0$

$0 m^{3}$

$0 m^{2}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0$

Step 14

The expression needs to be subtracted from the dividend, so change all the signs in $10 m^{5} + 0 + 0$

$5 m^{6}$

$0 m^{5}$

$2 m^{4}$

$5 m^{3}$

$2 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0 m^{7}$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$0 m^{3}$

$0 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$4 m^{6}$

$0$

$10 m^{5}$

$0$

$0 m^{3}$

$0 m^{2}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0$

Step 15

After changing the signs, add the last dividend from the multiplied polynomial to find the new dividend.

$5 m^{6}$

$0 m^{5}$

$2 m^{4}$

$5 m^{3}$

$2 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0 m^{7}$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$0 m^{3}$

$0 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$4 m^{6}$

$0$

$10 m^{5}$

$0$

$0 m^{3}$

$0 m^{2}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0$

Step 16

Pull the next terms from the original dividend down into the current dividend.

$5 m^{6}$

$0 m^{5}$

$2 m^{4}$

$5 m^{3}$

$2 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0 m^{7}$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$0 m^{3}$

$0 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

$10 m^{8}$

$0$

$4 m^{6}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0 m^{4}$

$4 m^{6}$

$0$

$10 m^{5}$

$0$

$0 m^{3}$

$0 m^{2}$

$10 m^{5}$

$0$

$0 m^{2}$

$0 m$

$0$

Step 17

Since the remander is $0$ , the final answer is the quotient.

$5 m^{6} + 0 m^{5} + 2 m^{4} + 5 m^{3}$