document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1204305>Question 1204305</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine whether the binomial (3x  -  2) is a factor of the polynomial <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%5E3-14x%5E2%2B26x-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E3-14x%5E2%2B26x-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " (3x  -  2) is a factor or not\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let 3x-2=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug x=3/2 in the polynomial   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%5E3-14x%5E2%2B26x-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E3-14x%5E2%2B26x-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(3/2) = 3*(2/3)^3-14(2/3)^2+26*(2/3)-12 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(3/2) = 0 therefore  3x-2 is factor of the polynomial<BR>\n" );
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