Question

Which of the following is a factor of x^2+ 20x + 96?

x + 4
x + 6
x + 3
None of the above

Answer 1

I need help figuring it out.

Answer 2

Can you divide polynomials?

Answer 3

I'm completely lost I went from secondary math two to algebra 2 and so i'm learning as I go.

Answer 4

Are you in high school?

Answer 5

Yes I'm a sophomore.

Answer 6

Have you learned long division?

Answer 7

Let's do x20+x2= 22x

Answer 8

Do then do 96/26

Answer 9

Yes I learned it in 4th grade ;-;

Answer 10

it's x^2+ 20x + 96

Answer 11

Oh that changes the whole concept of the question

Answer 12

yeaah I figured haha

Answer 13

What we can do is synthetic division and try all the choices.

Answer 14

I don't really know how to do synthetic division..

Answer 15

at least I don't think I do but I'm a quick learner.

Answer 16

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZoMz1Cy1T4

Answer 17

Better to watch a video than me writing numbers and using too many arrows that could get confusing.

Answer 18

Okay I think I got it :)

Answer 19

@Isaiah.Feynman

Answer 20

Good stuff.

Answer 21

So how would I set it up after that I can try it and then maybe you can see if I did it right?

Answer 22

Okay give me one sec. :)