document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=396659>Question 396659</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> determine which binomial is a factor of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2(cubed) + 14x(squared) -24x +20.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "these are the choices:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    a. x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    b. x+20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    c. x-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    d.x-5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-2(cubed) + 14x(squared) -24x +20.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "these are the choices:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    a. x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    b. x+20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    c. x-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    d.x-5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is this supposed to be -2x^3 + 14x^2 - 24x + 20 ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am guessing it is, if not, repost., so solving -2x^3 + 14x^2 - 24x + 20, the 2nd term of the binomial has to be a factor of 20, answer can not be c. (x - 24, 24 not factor of 20) or b. (x + 20, 20 too large), use synthetic division:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".................-2x^2 + 24x - 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 5 --> -2x^3 + 14x^2 - 24x + 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..........-2x^3 - 10x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..................24x^2 - 24x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..................24x^2 + 120x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "........................- 144x + 20 --> x + 5 not gonna work, trying x - 5:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".................-2x^2 + 4x - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 5 --> -2x^3 + 14x^2 - 24x + 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..........-2x^3 + 10x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...................4x^2 - 24x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...................4x^2 - 20x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "....................... -  4x + 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "........................-  4x + 20 --> x - 5 works, answer is d.x-5\r<BR>\n" );
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