document.write( "Question 129817: I need help in determining which of the following binomials is a factor of the given polynomial
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I need help in determining which of the following binomials is a factor of the given polynomial
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\n" ); document.write( "Since the coefficients add up to zero, x=1 is a zero.
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\n" ); document.write( "1)....1....4....2....-4....-3
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\n" ); document.write( "The Remainder is x^2+2x+1
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\n" ); document.write( "x = -1 with multiplicity 2 is a zero.
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\n" ); document.write( "ZEROS: x = -3, 1, -1, -1
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