SOLUTION: please factor polynomial. if it cant be factored is it prime. 8x^5+16x^4-20x^3+12 please show steps

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Question 1049043: please factor polynomial. if it cant be factored is it prime.

8x^5+16x^4-20x^3+12
please show steps

Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4%282x%5E5%2B4x%5E4-5x%5E3%2B3%29

Review Rational Roots Theorem. The possible roots to check, helpful for factoring, are the plusses and minuses of 1, 3, 1/2, 3/2; and you might expect as many as up to five complex roots.

Setup your first-root synthetic divisions this way:
ROOT   |      2    4     -5     0     0     3
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Because you must account for all lower degree of the variable.

You will find that NONE of the possible rational roots checked will work; meaning remainder in the synthetic divisions will be NONZERO. The factor 2x%5E5%2B4x%5E4-5x%5E3%2B3 is the PRIME factor.


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I did not actually perform the divisions. I used the graphing feature of Google Chrome browser.