Answer:
k = 5
Step-by-step explanation:
I will assume that your polynomial is
x^2 - 3x^2 + kx + 14
If x - a is a factor of this polynomial, then a is a root.
Use synthetic division to divide (x - 2) into x^2 - 3x^2 + kx + 14:
2 / 1 -3 k 14
2 -2 2k - 4
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1 -1 (k - 2) 2k - 10
If 2 is a root (if x - 2 is a factor), then the remainder must be zero.
Setting 2k - 10 = to zero, we get k = 5.
The value of k is 5 and the polynomial is x^2 - 3x^2 + 5x + 14
To solve this, I would square root all of the possible answers and see which ones the arrow falls between. After that I would choose the answer closest to it.
Hope this helps!
