Use synthetic division and the given factor to completely factor the polynomial.
x^3-x^2-24x-36; (x-6)

could someone please help me to understand how to do this? I have looked it up and it is just very confusing :/

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Use synthetic division and the given factor to completely factor the polynomial.
x^3-x^2-24x-36; (x-6)

could someone please help me to understand how to do this? I have looked it up and it is just very confusing :/

anonymous · Answer

will help just a minute

anonymous · Answer

https://www.mathway.com/ you can use this to solve problems if it still will not works tell me

anonymous · Answer

x^2 +5x+6

anonymous · Answer

see, I use that site, but I would like to know how to actually do it.

anonymous · Answer

I know but as i'm not a native english speaker it is impossible for me to explain

kamibug · Answer

When doing synthetic division you need to take the opposite of the second term of the binomial. So in this case it's +6. Then you will take the coefficients of each term in the polynomial, which are 1, -1, -24, -36. Then you will set up the problem like this...|dw:1416334382209:dw| So far so good? :)

anonymous · Answer

kind of, yes.

anonymous · Answer

this the first right step Kamibug is right

kamibug · Answer

Okay, then we take the first coefficient and put it under the line. The numbers under the line are multiplied by 6 and the products you find will be put above the line under the next coefficient. So for example, 1 * 6 = 6 so put that product under the next coefficient -1. That looks like this so far ... |dw:1416334582715:dw| Following me? :)