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Lesson 22: Synthetic division of polynomials
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Polynomial expressions, equations, & functions
Synthetic division of polynomials
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Why synthetic division works

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Sal explains why synthetic division gives you the same result as traditional algebraic long division. Created by Sal Khan.

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