Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Polynomial and Rational Functions - 3.3 Zeros of Polynomial Functions - 3.3 Exercises - Page 336: 15

Answer

No.

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Use the given coefficients of the polynomials to set up a division as shown in the figure. Step 2. Perform a synthetic division. Step 3. As the remainder is not zero, based on the factor theorem, the second polynomial is not a factor of the first.
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