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xxMikexx [17]
3 years ago
12

Use the Remainder Theorem to determine which of the following is a factor of p(x) = x 3 - 2x 2 - 5x + 6.

Mathematics
2 answers:
Reika [66]3 years ago
3 0
If x + 1 is a factor then f(-1) will = zero.

f(-1) =  8  so its not answer a).

f(3)  = 0   so the answer is x - 3

Its c.
sleet_krkn [62]3 years ago
3 0
ANSWER

Using the remainder theorem,
p( 3) = 0
therefore
x - 3

is a factor of the polynomial.

EXPLANATION

The given polynomial is
p(x) = {x}^{3} - 2 {x}^{2} - 5x + 6

According to the remainder theorem if
p(a) = 0
then,

x - a
is a factor of the polynomial.

For the first option,

p( - 1) = {( - 1)}^{3} - 2 {( - 1)}^{2} - 5( - 1) + 6

p( - 1) = - 1 - 2 + 5 + 6

p( - 1) = 8

Since
p( - 1) \ne0

x + 1
is not a factor of the polynomial.

For the second option,

p( 2) = {( 2)}^{3} - 2 {( 2)}^{2} - 5( 2) + 6

p( 2) = 8 - 8 - 10+ 6

p( 2) = - 4

Since
p( 2) \ne0
x - 2
is also not a factor.

For the third option,



p( 3) = {( 3)}^{3} - 2 {( 3)}^{2} - 5( 3) + 6

p( 3) = 27 - 18 - 15 + 6

p( 3) = - 6 + 6

p( 3) = 0

Therefore
x - 3
is a factor of the given polynomial.



For the last option,

p( - 3) = {( - 3)}^{3} - 2 {( - 3)}^{2} - 5( - 3) + 6

p( - 3) = - 27- 18 + 15+ 6

p( - 3) = - 24
This is again not a factor.


The correct answer is C.
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