54/4 = 13.5
take the 2 whole numbers below 13.5 and the 2 whole numbers above 13.5
12 + 13 + 14 + 15 = 54
Where x is the length of the first piece

so the first piece is 3 inches, the second is 6 inches and the third is 19 inches
The answer for ure question is x<-1/2
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Synthetic division yields
-3 | 1 5 4 -6
. | -3 -6 6
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
. | 1 2 -2 0
which translates to

with remainder 0. Now by the quadratic formula,

and so