SOLUTION: Explain with examples how you would know if the trinomial is a factor of a polynomial when you divide the polynomial by the trinomial?

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Question 461809: Explain with examples how you would know if the trinomial is a factor of a polynomial when you divide the polynomial by the trinomial?
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You can find your own examples, but a denominator is a factor of a numerator if the indicated division results in a quotient with a zero remainder.

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