Factorise 2x^3-13x^2+17x+12
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using synthetic division and your x = -3 factor,
-3) ∙ ∙ 2 ∙ ∙ 13 ∙ ∙ 17 ∙ ∙ -12
∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ -6 ∙ ∙ -21 ∙ ∙ 12
∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ -----------------------------
∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ 2 ∙ ∙ ∙ 7 ∙ ∙ ∙ -4 ∙ ∙ ∙ 0
which gives you (x + 3)(2x² + 7x – 4)
and the quadratic factors easily into
(2x – 1)(x + 4)
so your result is
(x + 3)(x + 4)(2x – 1)
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