Polynomial synthetic division: Difference between revisions

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:<cite>In algebra, [[wp:Synthetic division|polynomial synthetic division]] is an algorithm for dividing a polynomial by another polynomial of the same or lower degree in an efficient way using a clever trick involving clever manipulations of coefficients, which results in a lot less complexity than than [[polynomial long division]].</cite>
:<cite>In algebra, [[wp:Synthetic division|polynomial synthetic division]] is an algorithm for dividing a polynomial by another polynomial of the same or lower degree in an efficient way using a clever trick involving clever manipulations of coefficients, which results in a lot less complexity than than [[polynomial long division]].</cite>