document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=3490>Question 3490</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> factor the polynomialhttp://algebra.com/tutors/faq.mpl\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^3-3x^2-18x-8 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #1566 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=khwang><B>khwang(438)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=khwang><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=1566\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  f(x) = 2x^3-3x^2-18x-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      = 2x^3 + x^2 -4x^2-18x-8 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "      = x^2(2x+1) -2(2x^2 + 9x+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      = x^2(2x+1) -2(2x+1)(x+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      = (2x+1)(x^2-2x-8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      = (2x+1)(x-4)(x+2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Or use syntheic  division\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 2 -3 -18 -8 (-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   -4 +14 +8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 2 -7 -4  +0 (4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   +8 +4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 2 +1 +0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Kenny\r<BR>\n" );
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