document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1030609>Question 1030609</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you help me factor this equation y^3-y^2-y-2=0? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The easiest way I found was to use synthetic division, which gives one root of 2 and no roots of 1 or -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, the factors are (y-2)(y^2+y+1)<BR>\n" );
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