document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=90173>Question 90173</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> USe synthetic division to find the polynomial which is not a factor of:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^3+2x^2-9x-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+2)(x-2)(x-3)(x+3) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #65438 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=65438\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> USe synthetic division to find the polynomial which is not a factor of:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x) = x^3+2x^2-9x-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+2)(x-2)(x-3)(x+3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Checking (x-2):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2)....1,,,,2,,,,-9....-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "........2....6.....3.....|..-12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remainder is -12 so (x-2) is not a factor of f(x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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