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Answer:
no
Explanation:
We assume you are concerned with the cubic
x³ -9x² -14x +24
Its factors are all irrational, as shown in the attached graph. x-3 is not a factor.
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x-3 is a factor if the expression evaluates to zero when x=3. Here, it does not.
((x -9)x -14)x +24 for x=3 is ...
((3 -9)(3) -14)(3) +24 = (-18 -14)(3) +24 = -96 +24 = -72
The remainder from division by x-3 is not zero, so x-3 is not a factor.