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2x^3-3x^2-18x-8
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2x^3-3x^2-18x-8
Answer by khwang(438) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
f(x) = 2x^3-3x^2-18x-8
= 2x^3 + x^2 -4x^2-18x-8
= x^2(2x+1) -2(2x^2 + 9x+4)
= x^2(2x+1) -2(2x+1)(x+4)
= (2x+1)(x^2-2x-8)
= (2x+1)(x-4)(x+2)
Or use syntheic division
2 -3 -18 -8 (-2
-4 +14 +8
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2 -7 -4 +0 (4
+8 +4
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2 +1 +0
Kenny
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