SOLUTION: Please solve. Are (x+4) and (x+1) factors of the polynomial (x^3 - 13x + 12)? dsingletary@fsd1.org

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Question 378717: Please solve.
Are (x+4) and (x+1) factors of the polynomial (x^3 - 13x + 12)?
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Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, Alan3354:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To see if (x+4) is a factor, use polynomial long division to find that



Since we get a remainder of 0, this means that (x+4) is indeed a factor.


To see if (x+1) is a factor, use polynomial division again to get

This time we don't get a remainder of 0. So (x+1) is NOT a factor.


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Jim

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sub -4 and -1 for x, and see if the value is zero.

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