document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=910548>Question 910548</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2.a.	Show that ½  is a root of the polynomial expression 2x3 + 5x2- 39x + 18 4mks </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "0.5|2....5....-39....18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         1      3   -18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   2[1]..6[3]..-36[-18]..0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Quotient is 2x^2+6x -36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "synthetic division\r<BR>\n" );
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