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About LinkBacksCan anyone offer a systematic procedure for factoring third degree polynomials???
A third degree polynomial with real coefficients has at one real root.Originally Posted by sluggerbroth
If you find that root, say, then
is factor.
Thus you can reduce the polynomial to a second degree polynomial.
How to Factor a Cubic Polynomial: 6 steps - wikiHow[
Typically, by "factor a polynomial" one means "write as factors with integer coefficients", possibly with a fraction multiplying all factors. While a cubic polynomial must have at least one real zero, it does not necessarily have any rational roots and, if not, cannot be factored with integer coefficients.
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