Given that is a factor of , find the value of .

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A.

  1. Step 1: By the factor theorem, : . Step 2. , so . **Answer: . Why not the others:** has the wrong sign, comes from using with the sign of reversed, and comes from using .

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