document.write( "Question 25318: Hello,\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I am having trouble with using Synthetic division to find the remaining factors of a polynomial. Here is the polynomial and one of its remaining factors:
\n" ); document.write( "2x^3+17x^2+23x-42; 2x+7. My teacher did not teach my class on how to do this when one of the remaining factors has a whole number (other than 1) in front of the variable.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Sierra \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #13585 by longjonsilver(2297)\"\" \"About 
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Look at http://www.purplemath.com/modules/synthdiv.htm for help with understand Synthetic division.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It explains that the number on the left is the root, ie for x-3 we would have +3.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now, for your example of 2x+7, the root is at -7/2 since 2x+7=0 so 2x=-7 and hence the answer i wrote.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Use this value in the Synthetic division process.\r
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