POLQ 3 | Lesson 2 |Try This! (Factors and Zeros of Polynomial Equations) Solutions

Solution:

1. \((x+1)\) is a factor.  The other factor is \(3x^2+8x-3\).  This can be further factored into \((3x-1)(x+3)\).

The solutions are then \(-1\), \(\dfrac{1}{3}\) and \(-3\)

2. No, as factors of one polynomial are factors of its multiples as well.

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