who would you factor this?
k^3+6k^2+11k+6
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who would you factor this?
k^3+6k^2+11k+6
By the rational zero theorem
This should help you: The Factor Theorem
You're not responding so I'll take that to mean that you need an extra push.
The rational zero theorem basically states that a polynomial of the formhas rational zeros, then they must be given by the quotient of the divisors of
divided by the divisors of
.
So, begin by listing all of the divisors of the constant term:
Then list the divisors of the leading coefficient:
So, therefore, the possible zeros of your are.
So, now you can test these values by substition, or synthetic division. Now understand that (by the factor theorem as stroodle posted) if x=c is a zero of f(x), thenis a factor of f(x).
HintQuote:
Originally Posted by jordangiscool