SOLUTION: 2.a. Show that ½ is a root of the polynomial expression 2x3 + 5x2- 39x + 18 4mks

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Question 910548: 2.a. Show that ½ is a root of the polynomial expression 2x3 + 5x2- 39x + 18 4mks
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0.5|2....5....-39....18
1 3 -18
2[1]..6[3]..-36[-18]..0
Quotient is 2x^2+6x -36
synthetic division