<span>I note that this problem starts out with "Which is a factor of ... " This implies that you were given several answer choices. If that's the case, it's unfortunate that you haven't shared them.
I thought I'd try finding roots of this function using synthetic division. See below:
f(x) = 6x^4 – 21x^3 – 4x^2 + 24x – 35
Please use " ^ " to denote exponentiation. Thanks.
Possible zeros of this poly are factors of 35: plus or minus 1, plus or minus 5, plus or minus 7. Use synthetic division; determine whether or not there is a non-zero remainder in each case. If none of these work, form rational divisors from 35 and 6 and try them: 5/6, 7/6, 1/6, etc.
Provided that you have copied down the function
</span>f(x) = 6x^4 – 21x^3 – 4x^2 + 24x – 35 properly, this approach will eventually turn up 1 or 2 zeros of this poly. Obviously it'd be much easier if you'd check out the possible answers given you with this problem.
By graphing this function, I found that the graph crosses the x-axis at 7/2. There is another root.
Using synth. div. to check whether or not 7/2 is a root:
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7/2 / 6 -21 -4 24 -35
21 0 -14 35
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6 0 -4 10 0
Because the remainder is zero, 7/2 (or 3.5) is a root of the polynomial. Thus, (x-3.5), or (x-7/2), is a factor.
I can help! Do you have an example problem that I can show you step by step?
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Using the midpoint formula, 
, we can find the coordinates that represents the position of the ship at noon.
Let 
(given on the coordinate plane)
(given also)
Plug in the values into the formula and solve as follows:
Position of the ship at noon is best represented at
Answer:
(x-3), 4 (x - 3)^2 (x + 3) (2 x + 7)
Step-by-step explanation:
Factor all the expressions,
1st expression= 4x^2 - 36=4(x^2-9)=4(x+3)(x-3)
2nd expression=2x^2 - 12x + 18 =2(x^2-6x+9)=2 (x - 3)^2=2(x-3)(x-3)
3rd expression=2x^2 + x - 21=(x - 3) (2 x + 7)
HCF=Commo factor=(x-3)
LCF=Common factor*Remaining factor=4(x+3)(x-3)(x-3) (2 x + 7)=4 (x - 3)^2 (x + 3) (2 x + 7)
