Given f(-3) = -30 for some polynomial, what factor can f(x) be divided by that will result in a remainder of -30?

WokerHead asked Mar 23, 2023

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WokerHead asked Mar 23, 2023

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Answer:If you can spot a factor of

f(x)

then you can use synthetic division to divide by that factor to give a simpler polynomial to factor.

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Chris Charley answered Mar 28, 2023

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