Estimate products of decimal numbers

What you'll learn

• Apply polynomial long division to accurately divide a polynomial of degree up to 4 by a polynomial of degree up to 2, expressing the result as quotient + remainder/divisor, with 80% accuracy on a summative assessment.
• Explain the relationship between polynomial long division and integer long division, identifying at least three parallel steps in the procedures and justifying their mathematical equivalence in a written explanation.
• Identify the dividend, divisor, quotient, and remainder in a given polynomial long division problem, and use these components to express the division in the form P(x) = D(x) * Q(x) + R(x) for at least 4 out of 5 problems correctly.
• Solve polynomial division problems involving missing terms (e.g., no x^2 term) by appropriately inserting placeholders (e.g., 0x^2) and achieving a correct quotient and remainder for at least 3 out of 4 problems.