Answer: (x + 2) (x - 4) (x - 1)
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
Use synthetic division. If the remainder (last digit) is zero, then it is a factor. The other digits represent the coefficients of the reduced polynomial.
x³ - 3x² - 6 + 8 ; x + 2 = 0 --> x = -2
-2 | 1 -3 -6 8
<u>| ↓ -2 10 -8 </u>
1 -5 4 0 → remainder is 0
Reduced polynomial: x² -5x + 4
= (x - 4) (x - 1)
Factored form: (x + 2) (x - 4) (x - 1)