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#1 2007-11-22 05:38:30

Greg
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Factor and remainder theorem nedd help quickly please

Stuck on some Q's

Show that 2x-1 is a factor of the polynomial 2x^3 - 3x^2 - 11x + 6
Find the other factors of the polynomial

Please help!

#2 2007-11-22 05:39:30

b300y
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Registered: 2007-10-17
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Re: Factor and remainder theorem nedd help quickly please

mines before yours

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#3 2007-11-22 05:45:43

Greg
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Re: Factor and remainder theorem nedd help quickly please

Greg wrote:

Stuck on some Q's

Show that 2x-1 is a factor of the polynomial 2x^3 - 3x^2 - 11x + 6
Find the other factors of the polynomial

Please help!

please hep!!!

#4 2007-11-22 05:53:46

Greg
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Re: Factor and remainder theorem nedd help quickly please

Greg wrote:
Greg wrote:

Stuck on some Q's

1. Show that 2x-1 is a factor of the polynomial 2x^3 - 3x^2 - 11x + 6
Find the other factors of the polynomial

Please help!

please hep!!!

2. Given that the polynomial 4x^3 +12x^2 -7x - 30 has a factor x+2 show that k=-7

#5 2007-11-22 06:26:09

mikau
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Registered: 2005-08-22
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Re: Factor and remainder theorem nedd help quickly please

1. first use polynomial division to divide 2x^3 - 3x^2 - 11x + 6 by (2x-1), once you're done, if there is no remainder, you have the quietnet is P, that is (2x^3 - 3x^2 - 11x + 6)/(2x-1) = P, multiplying both sides by (2x - 1) you obtain

2x^3 - 3x^2 - 11x + 6 = P(2x-1), your job will then be to factor the polynomial P you got from the division. This will be a quadratic polynomial so it should be easy to factor.

for 2. again divide  4x^3 +12x^2 -7x - 30 by (x+2), if there is no remainder, then it is a factor. It says show that k = -2 though. You'll have to provide more info there because you haven't told us what k represents.


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#6 2007-11-23 05:19:00

Greg
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Re: Factor and remainder theorem nedd help quickly please

Thank You

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