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Reviewing Long Division
You can perform division operations involving polynomial expressions using the
procedures employed for long division in arithmetic. Here is a typical progres-
sion of steps for a long division problem involving whole numbers.
You divide 8600 by 41. It goes 200 times. To indicate that it goes 200 times, you
place the 2 in the hundreds place. You multiply 41 by 200 and subtract the
product from 8642.
You divide 442 by 41. It goes 10 times. To indicate that it goes 10 times, you
place the 1 in the tens place. You multiply 41 by 10 and subtract the product
from 442.
