Operations
Dividing Monomials:
Subtract the smaller power from the larger power and then divide the Coefficient.
12x³
----- = (3-2)=1 (12/4)=3 = 3x
4x²
General Division of Polynomials:
In order to solve problems you must first factor the top half of the problem, and then cancel that out.
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x²+5x+6
(x+3)(x+2)
--------- = ----------- = x+2
(x+3)
(x+3)
Now you've reduced that difficult equation into a simple easy to solve problem.