Thread: Can someone refresh my memory on how to factor quartics
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Old November 6th, 2009, 02:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Wilmer View Post
Are you sure about "+ x^3"? Could that be "- x^3"?
If so, much easier, since divisible by (x - 1): (x - 1)(x^3 - 2x +4)
Yes, unfortunately. I am sure it is +x^3, but it is possible my instructor made a mistake.
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