[BlindMath] synthetic division

[peter.julien.rayner at gmail.com]

I'd never heard polynomial division called this before. I can imagine
doing this without some multi-line display by working out the first
term in the quotient, multiplying out the denominator, gathering
coefficients and subtracting then rince and repeat with the remainder
but good grief it would be horrible! Doing my own algebra is the last
major use case for my perkins and polynomial division is a good
example why.
btw, it wasn't until I learned polynomial division that I really
understood how long division worked.
cheers
Peter



Shelley Mack via BlindMath writes:
>Greetings!
>
>If a student is beginning to learn synthetic division of polynomials,
>should the student begin on a Perkins brailler? Or I suppose a Monarch? I
>am transcribing for a student who does work primarily on a BrailleNote, but
>I can't envision a way to learn to do this one braille line at a time.
>(Sidebar: I am definitely old school when it comes to math in braille,
>being a retired TVI and certified transcriber. But if someone has a better
>way, please let me know.) Thoughts?
>
>Thanks,
>Shelley Mack
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