SOLUTION: Synthetic divison and factoring: x^3+3x^2-10x-24 ----------- --- = x+2

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Question 149169: Synthetic divison and factoring:
x^3+3x^2-10x-24
--------------- =
x+2
Answer by nabla(475) About Me  (Show Source):
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-2| 1 3 -10 -24
........-2.-2..24
_______________
,,,,,,1 1 -12 0
If it is unclear what I did, let me know. Synthetic division is probably the easier when compared with long division.

So, there is no remainder, and upon division we get form ax^2+bx+c where a=1, b=1, and c=-12.
x%5E2%2Bx-12