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Factor: 3x^3-10x^2+9x-2

 Oct 4, 2015

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3x^3-10x^2+9x-2

 

It's not immediately obvious that this will factor....however......if we add the coefficients and get "0"  as the result, then "1"  is a root.......so, using synthetic division, we have :

 

 

1    [ 3    -10      9     -2  ]

                 3     -7      2

       --------------------------

        3      -7     2       0

 

 

And the remaining polynomial is :

 

3x^2 - 7x + 2  ......   which factors as   (3x - 1)(x - 2)

 

So.....the complete factorization is :   (x -1)(3x -1)(x -2)

 

 

 

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 Oct 4, 2015
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Factor: 3x^3-10x^2+9x-2

 

(3 x-1) (x-1) (x-2)

 Oct 4, 2015
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Best Answer

3x^3-10x^2+9x-2

 

It's not immediately obvious that this will factor....however......if we add the coefficients and get "0"  as the result, then "1"  is a root.......so, using synthetic division, we have :

 

 

1    [ 3    -10      9     -2  ]

                 3     -7      2

       --------------------------

        3      -7     2       0

 

 

And the remaining polynomial is :

 

3x^2 - 7x + 2  ......   which factors as   (3x - 1)(x - 2)

 

So.....the complete factorization is :   (x -1)(3x -1)(x -2)

 

 

 

cool cool cool

CPhill Oct 4, 2015

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