Day 39 - Synthetic Division/Complex Numbers

The students finished their pre-assessment on synthetic division. From here, we will be going to finding the roots of polynomials. Before we do this, I feel as though it is imperative that we revisit complex numbers and the quadratic formula. Some of the roots will be rational for polynomials, however, some might also lead to irrational roots or complex roots. In order to make this transition easier, we did a quick review of complex numbers and how they are related to the quadratic formula.

Breakdown of the order of things so far and where we are headed:

1. Long division of polynomials
2. Synthetic division (given the divisor)
3. Complex numbers
4. Quadratic formula (special emphasis on its relation to complex numbers)
5. Finding the roots of polynomials

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