Use synthetic division to determine which of the following is a factor of 2x3 - 13x2 + 17x + 12.?

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Use synthetic division to determine which of the following is a factor of 2x3 - 13x2 + 17x + 12.
a. x - 2
b. x - 3
c. x + 4
d. x + 6

2007-11-22 05:55:24 · 2 answers · asked by surf22n30skate 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

_|2___-13___17___12
3|_____6___-21__ -12
_|2___- 7____-4___0 = R

(x - 3) is a factor
OPTION b

2007-11-22 06:04:02 · answer #1 · answered by Como 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋

b. x-3

2007-11-22 06:04:36 · answer #2 · answered by baseball6z 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋