Answer
A. $3$
B. No.
Work Step by Step
A. Use Remainder Theorem $P(-1)=6-17-12+26=3$
B. Test using Remainder and Factor Theorem:
$P(1)=1-3+1+2=1$ so $x-1$ is not a factor.
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