document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=982438>Question 982438</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the Factor Theorem to determine whether the first polynomial is a factor of the second.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b + 1; b^6 - b^5 - b + 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "b^5(b - 1) -1(b - 1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b^5 - 1)(b - 1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, NO, (b + 1) is not a factor </SPAN>\n" );
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