Question

Is the binomial a factor of the polynomial nominal function?

Answer 1

The factors for given equation f(x)=$x^{3} +3x^{2} -25x-75$.

• (x-1) - No
• (x-3) - No
• (x+3) - Yes
• (x-5) - Yes
• (x+5) - Yes

Step-by-step explanation:

The given equation is f(x)=$x^{3} +3x^{2} -25x-75$ .

Add 0 at the end of the equation.

$x^{3} +3x^{2} -25x-75$ = 0.

Let us group the given equation,

$(x^{3} +3x^{2}) -(25x-75)$ =0.

⇒ Group 1: $x^{3} +3x^{2}$ .

Group 2: $- 25x +75$ .

Pull out factor from each group,

⇒ Group 1: $(x+3)(x^{2})$.

Group 2: (x+3) (-25).

Join the two group since both (x+3) is common in both groups.

$(x+3)(x^{2} -25)$ =0.

One of the factor is (x+3).

Other factors are solved by the formula, $a^{2}-b^{2} = (a+b) (a-b)$ .

$(x+3)(x^{2} -25)$ = (x+5) (x-5) .

The other factors are (x+5) and (x-5).