SOLUTION: use the factor theorem to determine whether (x-3) is a factor of f(x)=x^4+12x^3+6x+27

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Question 49182: use the factor theorem to determine whether (x-3) is a factor of f(x)=x^4+12x^3+6x+27
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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a = f[1] and b = f[27]
factors: a = 1 and b = 1,3,9,27
+- b/a = +- 1,3,9,27
It is no a factor due to Descarte's Rule of Signs.
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