SOLUTION: is x+1 a factor of x^3+6x^2-2x-7? So far, I have gotten this far: 1....6....2....7 ....5...-35..-6 ___________ _____ 1...0....-33....1

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Question 137471This question is from textbook College Algebra
: is x+1 a factor of x^3+6x^2-2x-7?
So far, I have gotten this far:
1....6....2....7
....5...-35..-6
_________________
1...0....-33....1
This question is from textbook College Algebra

Answer by oscargut(2103) About Me  (Show Source):
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division is:
...1...6....-2...-7
-1.....-1...-5...7
...1...5....-7...0
so the rest is 0
then yes x+1 is a factor of x^3+6x^2-2x-7
x^3+6x^2-2x-7=(x+1)(x^2+5x-7)