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  • 07-04-2017
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is x+1 a factor of x^65+2x^58-3x^35+x^6-4? Explain your answer or show work.

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LammettHash
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  • 07-04-2017
By the polynomial remainder theorem, [tex]x+1[/tex] is a factor of [tex]x^{65}+2x^{58}-3x^{35}+x^6-4[/tex] if the value of the latter polynomial is zero when [tex]x=-1[/tex].

You have

[tex](-1)^{65}+2(-1)^{58}-3(-1)^{35}+(-1)^6-4=-1+2+3+1-4=1\neq0[/tex]

so [tex]x+1[/tex] is not a factor.
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