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kotegsom [21]
3 years ago
15

Determine if x - 2 is a factor of p(x) = x4 - 3x2 + 2x - 8, and explain why.

Mathematics
1 answer:
Natali [406]3 years ago
7 0

<u>Answer:</u>

If x-2 is a factor of p(x) = x^{4} - 3 x^{2} + 2 x - 8 ,then p(x)  = 0

<u>Solution:</u>

According to factor theorem of polynomials,  

x-a is a factor of polynomial p(x), if and only p(a)=0

<u>Step 1:</u>

Since x-2 is factor of p(x),

x - 2 = 0

x = 2

<u>Step 2:</u>

p(x) = x^{4} - 3 x^{2} + 2 x - 8 ------ (equation 1)

By substituting x = 2 in equation 1,

p(x) = 2^{4} - 3(2)^{2} + 2(2) - 8

p(x) = 16 - 3(4 ) + 4 -8

p(x) = 16 - 12 - 4

p(x) = 16 - 16

p(x) = 0

Since x - 2 is a factor of p(x)  , we get p(x)=0

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