How do you completely factor x3x214x+25 given x-3 is one of the factors?

1 Answer
Nov 2, 2016

x3 is not a factor.

Explanation:

Factor x3x214x+25 given x3 is a factor.

Use synthetic division.

31aa1aa14aaa25
aaaaaa3aaaaa6a24
aaa--------------------------------
aaa1a22aa2a2a8aaa1

The remainder is 1 instead of zero, so x3 is not a factor.

Perhaps the 25 was a typo, and should have been a 24.