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9th grade Divide a polynomial by a monomial or by a binomial worksheet

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Divide a polynomial by a monomial or by a binomial

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  1. Pia divides 12x³y² − 18x²y³ + 6xy by 6xy. Type powers like x^2. What is the answer in fewest terms?

  2. Ren works out (−20x⁴ + 15x³ − 5x²) ÷ (−5x²). Type powers like x^2. What is the answer in fewest terms?

  3. Tala divides 16x³y − 24x²y² by 8x²y on a puzzle card. Type powers like x^2. What is the answer in fewest terms?

  4. Zee works out (−18x³ − 12x² + 6x) ÷ (−6x). Type powers like x^2. What is the answer in fewest terms?

  5. Ari divides x² + 2x − 15 by x + 5. Factor the top first. What is the answer in fewest terms?

  6. Bo works out (x² − 9x + 14) ÷ (x − 2) by factoring the top. What is the answer in fewest terms?

  7. Esme divides x² + 13x + 36 by x + 9, factoring first. What is the answer in fewest terms?

  8. Jun works out (x² − x − 42) ÷ (x − 7). Factor the top first. What is the answer in fewest terms?

  9. Kira divides 3x² + 10x − 8 by x + 4. Which answer is right?

    • 3x + 2
    • x − 2
    • 3x − 2
    • x + 4
  10. Noah divides 4x² − 9x + 2 by x − 2 with an area model. Which answer is right?

    • x − 1
    • x − 2
    • 4x + 1
    • 4x − 1
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About this worksheet

Divide a polynomial by a monomial or by a binomial. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can divide each term of a polynomial by a monomial.
  • I can divide a polynomial by one of its binomial factors by factoring first.
  • I can find a missing side when I know the area and one side.

Standard: state-only (A-APR.D.6 is the Algebra 2 form)

Words to know

divisor: What you divide by: the side you already know.

quotient: The answer to a division: the missing side.

cancel: Take away a factor that is on the top and the bottom.

Common mistakes

Your child divided only the first term by the monomial and left the others as they were. Try: multiply the answer by the divisor and compare.

Your child left nothing where a term divided by itself gives 1.

Your child divided the numbers but not the letters.

What to say

Ask: what is 5x divided by 5x?

Ask: what is x³ divided by x?

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with divide a polynomial by a monomial or by a binomial?

Your child divided only the first term by the monomial and left the others as they were. Try: multiply the answer by the divisor and compare.

Are these 9th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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