document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1028779>Question 1028779</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi Im stuck on this, can someone help me??\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The polynomial \"x^3 + 2x^2 &#8722; 29x + 42\" has -7 as one zero. Find the quadratic factor.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "		A. x^2 - 5x - 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		B. x^2 + 5x + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		C. x^2 + 5x - 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		D. x^2 - 5x + 6 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #643969 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=643969\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> looks like a problem in synthetic division, or polynomial division, if you're not familiar with synthetic division.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your equation is x^3 + 2x^2 - 29x + 42\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the equation has -7 as one zero.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use synthetic division to find the remaining equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "with synthetic division, you are dividing -7 into (1 + 2 - 29 + 42)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you bring down the 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you then multiply that 1 by -7 to get -7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you add -7 to 2 and you get -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you multiply -5 by -7 to get 35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you add 35 to -29 to get 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you multiply 6 by -7 to get -42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you add -42 to 42 to get 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that means that -7 is a root of the equation because the remainder is 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you are left with:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 -5 + 6 + 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that equates to x^2 - 5x + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that's selection D.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you would also get the same answer using polynomial division.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the following worksheet shows the results of both.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "with synthetic division, you are working with the coefficients and the constants.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "with polynomial division, you are working with the complete terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the following references should help you understand how to do the divisions.\r<BR>\n" );
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