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If x - m is a factor of 2x^2 - x - 3, what is the value of m?

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If x - m is a factor of 2x^2 - x - 3, what is the value of m?-example-1
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The given quadratic expression can be factored as (2x - 3)(x + 1).

So x + 1 = x - m ⇒ m = -1.

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