document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=43902>Question 43902</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> By using the Factor Theorem, Find the Prime factors of the polynomial:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^3 - x^2 - 17x - 15 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "has rational factors ±1, ±3, ±5, or ±15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since 1 does not work, we try -1...and it works...so does -3 and 5 so that it factors into<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x + 1)(x + 3)(x - 5) </SPAN>\n" );
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