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Determine if the following polynomial, x f(x)=6x⁴ -2x² +3x+1;x-3

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Final answer:

The polynomial is not divisible by x-3.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine if the polynomial f(x)=6x⁴ -2x² +3x+1 is divisible by x-3, we can use synthetic division.

We set up the synthetic division table with the coefficients of the polynomial:

3 | 6 0 -2 3 1

Using synthetic division, we divide each coefficient by 3:

3 | 6 0 -2 3 1

18 54 144 441 1326

The last entry in the bottom row is the remainder. Since the remainder is not zero, the polynomial is not divisible by x-3.

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