SOLUTION: USe synthetic division to find the polynomial which is not a factor of: x^3+2x^2-9x-18 (x+2)(x-2)(x-3)(x+3)

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Question 90173: USe synthetic division to find the polynomial which is not a factor of:
x^3+2x^2-9x-18
(x+2)(x-2)(x-3)(x+3)

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
USe synthetic division to find the polynomial which is not a factor of:
f(x) = x^3+2x^2-9x-18
(x+2)(x-2)(x-3)(x+3)
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Checking (x-2):
2)....1,,,,2,,,,-9....-18
........2....6.....3.....|..-12
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Remainder is -12 so (x-2) is not a factor of f(x)
Cheers,
Stan H.

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