Use the fact that every division problem can be rewritten as a multiplication problem with a factor unknown to explain why 2 divided by 0 is not defined.

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Chapter9: Polynomial And Rational Functions
Section9.1: Synthetic Division
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  1. Use the fact that every division problem can be rewritten as a multiplication problem with a factor unknown to explain why 2 divided by 0 is not defined.
  2. Write word problems for the two interpretations of 2 divided by 0 . 
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