SOLUTION: Please help me identify f(2) in the following equation. Equation: http://postimg.org/image/50w47zxff/

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Question 1036592: Please help me identify f(2) in the following equation.
Equation: http://postimg.org/image/50w47zxff/
Found 2 solutions by rothauserc, josgarithmetic:
Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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f(x) = (x-2) * (x^3 + 2x - 4 + (13 / (x-2)))
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f(2) = (2-2) * (2^3 + 4 - 4 + (13 / 0) is undefined
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note that division by 0 is not defined
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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13, without doing any steps. How? Remainder Theorem. This comes from studying the Rational Roots Theorem.