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Rewrite B(x)=2x^3-x^2-27x+36( x-3÷2) as a product of linear factors

Rewrite B(x)=2x^3-x^2-27x+36( x-3÷2) as a product of linear factors-example-1
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To factor B(x)=2x^3-x^2-27x+36( x-3÷2) into linear factors of 2(x - 3/2)(x + 4)(x - 3).

Factor out the common factor of 2:

B(x) = 2(x^3 - (1/2)x^2 - (27/2)x + 18)

Using synthetic division to test possible roots, x = 3/2 is a root.

3/2 | 2 -1/2 -27/2 18

| 3 1/2 -27/2

|-------------------

2 2-1/2 -26/2 0

We write the polynomial as a product of linear factors:

B(x) = 2(x - 3/2)(x^2 + (5/2)x - 12)

Further factor the quadratic factor based on:

(x + 4)(x - 3) = x^2 + x - 12

Therefore:

B(x) = 2(x - 3/2)(x + 4)(x - 3)

Thus, B(x) can be factored into the linear factors of 2(x - 3/2)(x + 4)(x - 3).

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