BRAINLIEST ANSWER GOES TO WHOEVER ANSWERS IN THE NEXT FIVE MINS!!Determine if x - 2 is a factor of p(x) = x 4 - 3x 2 + 2x - 8, and EXPLAIN WHY:)
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If x-2 is a factor of the polynomial, then x = 2 must make it zero. We proceed to replace x = 2 in the polynomial: 16-12+4-8 = 0 As we can see, x-2 is a factor of the polynomial. Factoring the expression, we obtain: (x-2)(x^3+2x^2+x+4) It is shown that x-2 is a factor of the polynomial.