document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=921286>Question 921286</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> use synthetic division to determine if 3 is a zero of 2y^3-3y^2-5y </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #558932 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39623)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=558932\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The dividend coefficients are 2,-3,-5,0.  You must include all of them.  There is an alternative, but ...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A root of 3 means a binomial factor (divisor) of x-3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The synthetic division without explanation goes this way:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "_______3____|________2______-3______-5_______0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "____________|_______________6_______9________12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "____________|_______2_______3________4_______12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The remainder is 12, which is NOT zero.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Three is not a root of the polynomial. </SPAN>\n" );
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