<PRE><B>Question 57114</B>
I need to use synthetic division to factor 3x^3-16x^2-72 into (x-6) and blank?
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6) 3   -16   0   -72
       +18  +12  +72
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   3   +2   =12 |  0

This shows the factors are (x-6)(3x^2+2x-12)

Cheers,
Stan H.</PRE>