I.

Objectives
At the end of 50 minute period, students should be able to:
a. Find the remainder theorem when the first polynomial is divided by a second
polynomial using synthetic division.
b. Evaluate a polynomial function from a given value of x.
II. Subject Matter
Topic: The Remainder Theorem
Materials: Visual Aids
Reference:
III. Instructional Strategies
A. Preparatory
a. Greetings
b. Checking of Attendance
B. Developmental Activities

Teacher’s Activities Student’s Activities

1. Review and Motivation
Students will play “The Boat is Sinking”
The game will form the concept of the
remainder.

2. Discussion
Two students will be asked to answer the
same problem on the board. One student
will find the remainder using synthetic
division and the other student will evaluate
the given polynomial.

Given:
(2x³ - 8x² + 19x – 12) ÷ (x – 3) Student 1:
3 2 -8 19 -12
6 -6 39
2 -2 13 27
R = 27

Student 2:
P(3)= 2(3)3 – 8(3)2 + 19(3) – 12
P(3)= 54 – 72 + 57 – 12
P(3)= 27

From the two methods, what have you The remainder and the value of P(3) are the
observed? same.

Let’s try another example.

Given:
Divide (x4 – x3 – 11x2 + 9x + 18)
by (x +3).
 Find the remainder using synthetic
division. -3 1 -1 -11 -9 18
-3 12 -3 -18
1 -4 1 6 0
R=0

Good! Now evaluate P(-3) P(-3)= (-3)4 – (-3)3 – 11(-3)2 + 9(-3) + 18

P(-3)= 81 + 27 – 99 – 27 + 18
P(-3)= 0

Do we obtain the same value? Yes.

From that we can conclude that if a

polynomial P(x) is divided by x-r, the
remainder R is constant and equal to
P(r).
That is what the Remainder Theorem
tells us.

3. Application
Let’s try more examples using synthetic
division and Remainder Theorem. -5 1 8 13 -10
1. (x3 + 8x2 +13x – 10) ÷ (x + 5) -5 -15 10
1 3 -2 0
R=0

P(-5)= (-5)3 – 8(-5)2 + 13(-5) – 10

P(-5)= -125 + 200 – 65 – 10
P(-5)= 0

5 1 -2 0 -75
2. (x – 2x – 75) ÷ (x – 5)
3 2
5 15 75
1 3 15 0
R=0

P(5)= (5)3 – 2(-5)2 – 75

P(5)= 125 – 50 – 75
P(5)= 0

2 1 4 1 1 17
3. (x4 + 4x3 + x2 + x + 17) ÷ (x – 2) 2 12 26 54
1 6 13 27 71
R = 71

P(2)= (2)4 + 4(2)3 + (2)2 + (2) + 17

P(2)= 16 + 32 + 4 + 19
P(2)= 71
IV. Evaluation
Direction: Find the remainder of the polynomial function using the Remainder
Theorem.

1. P(x)= (x3 – 4x2 + x + 6) ; x= 2 R= 0

2. P(x)= (8x + x3 – 5x + 2) ; x= 2 R= 6
3. P(x)= (x3 – 11x – 6) ; x= -3 R= 0
4. P(x)= (2x3 – 9x – 5x2 – 8) ; x= 4 R= 4
5. P(x)= (x4 – 2x2 – 7x + 6) ; x= 1 R= -2

V. Assignment
Answer each of the following problems.

1. What is the remainder when 4x125 – 9 is divided by x + 1?

2. Determine the remainder when 5x999 – 10x100 + 8x25 – 5 is divided by x + 1.
3. What is the remainder when 5x234 + 2 is divided by x + 1?
4. Find the value of k in 3x + kx2 – x3 – 1 divided by x – 2, so that the remainder is
17.
5. What is the remainder when 4x300 – 3x100 – 2x25 + 2x22 – 4 is divided by x – 1?
Demonstration
Lesson Plan in
Mathematics X

Prepared by:

DE LEON, Arianne Denise T.