SOLUTION: -2;p(x)=3x^3+5x-6 is -2 a zero of the polynomial(x) ?

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Question 925574: -2;p(x)=3x^3+5x-6
is -2 a zero of the polynomial(x) ?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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You have two choices to find out. Either substitute -2 for x and evaluate, or check -2 using synthetic division.

-2 is not a zero of p.