Use Synthetic Division and the Factor Theorem to Determine Whether $x - 4$

question 70

Multiple Choice

Use synthetic division and the Factor Theorem to determine whether or not $x - 4$ is a factor of $P ( x ) = x ^ { 3 } + 2 x ^ { 2 } - x - 2$ .

• A)Yes, \(x - 4\) is a factor.
• B)No, \(x - 4\) is not a factor.

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