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Synthetic division

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Synthetic division is a method for manually performing Euclidean division of polynomials that requires less writing and fewer calculations than ordinary long division. It is used in algebra as a shortcut for dividing a polynomial by a linear factor. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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