Synthetic division, Continued) – Sharp EL-9900 User Manual
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Basic Keyboard/PROGRAMMING USING THE SHARP EL-9900
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4.
Execute the SYNTHETI program from the Basic Keyboard by pressing
PRGM and selecting SYNTHETI. Use synthetic division to divide
P(x) = 2x
3
+ 3x
2
+ 4x + 5 by x – 1. Enter the degree for P(x) by pressing
3
ENTER . Next enter the coefficients and constant for P(x) by pressing
2 ENTER 3 ENTER 4 ENTER 5 ENTER . Enter the r
value of 1 by pressing 1 ENTER . The first coefficient of Q(x) will
appear. Press ENTER to see additional coefficients. The remainder will
be shown to end the program. You should then see the following
coefficients, constant and remainder (Q(x) = 2x
2
+ 5x + 9, remainder = 14).
You can repeat this program for other numbers by pressing ENTER to
execute the program over and over again. Press CL to clear the screen.
SYNTHETIC DIVISION
(continued)