tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433841880619171855.post2944121081619658906..comments2024-03-27T21:09:44.320+00:00Comments on Pat'sBlog: Synthetic Division When the Linear Coefficent is NOT OneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433841880619171855.post-88116161144001059002013-09-05T05:39:40.353+01:002013-09-05T05:39:40.353+01:00You can do synthetic division with the fraction (i...You can do synthetic division with the fraction (in your example -5/3) but you will have to divide the result by the leading coefficient (in your example 3)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07723240256836179156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433841880619171855.post-66092180849661991292012-03-03T00:51:09.778+00:002012-03-03T00:51:09.778+00:00Amazing. So, therefore, sythentic division can al...Amazing. So, therefore, sythentic division can always work??markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07166691405884561513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433841880619171855.post-34635671303845273972009-02-06T17:31:00.000+00:002009-02-06T17:31:00.000+00:00I have been teaching sythetic division for over tw...I have been teaching sythetic division for over twenty years and have always told my students that the weakness of the method was that it only worked for linear terms with a unit linear coefficient. This year they will hear a different story. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com