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One root of f(x) = 2x3 + 9x2 + 7x – 6 is –3 this means
(x+3) is a factor of polynomial.
So, to find we will try to reduce this cubic into a quadratic equation by using this given factor.
To do that we have to take out x+3 common out from the equation
f(x) = 2x3 + 9x2 + 7x – 6
Splitting the x2 and x term and getting x+3 common
=> 2x3 + 6 x2 + 3 x2 + 9x – 2x – 6
=> 2x2 .( x + 3) + 3x .(x + 3) -2 .(x +3)
=> ( x+3) .( 2x^2 + 3x -2 )
Now factorizing the quadratic equation as usual.
=> (x +3) ( 2 x2 + 4x – x – 2)
=> ( x +3) [ 2x (x + 2) – ( x+ 2)]
=> ( x + 3 )( x + 2) ( 2x – 1 ) = 0
x + 2 = 0 or 2x – 1 = 0
So, the other factors are -2 and 1/2
Note: If you are not able to take the given factor common as shown above, you can also use polynomial division to get the quadratic.
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