How do you use the factor theorem to determine whether x+3 is a factor of #2x^3 + x^2 – 13x + 6#?
1 Answer
Jan 6, 2016
For
If
So for
If
Explanation:
Factor theorem basically boils down to testing potential roots in the equation.
So for some equation
A root is an
So if a factor of
So for your case,
we want to see if
So we test
Therefore