Question

Use the rational zeroes theorem to factor the function f(x)=2x-x-16x +15.

Answer 1

`f(x)=2x^3-x^2-16x+15`

We can note that 1 is a root of the polynomial because:

`2(1^3)-1^2-16(1)+15=0`

then (x-1) is a factor of f(x)