Use synthetic division to determine whether the first expression is a factor of the second X-2, 4x^3-3x^2-4x+12(X-2)(__)

Riddhesh Sanghvi asked Mar 13, 2023

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Riddhesh Sanghvi asked Mar 13, 2023

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The expression is given as,

$4x^3-3x^2-4x\text{ + 12}$

The given factor is ( x - 2 ) .

Applying the synthetic division method ,

As the remainder is not zero in the last column .

Therefore ( x - 2 ) is not a factor of the given expression .

Grafit answered Mar 19, 2023

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