budurrashrash
budurrashrash budurrashrash
  • 03-06-2020
  • Mathematics
contestada

Given f(x)=x^3+2x+k.
and x+1 is a factor of f(x), then what is the value of k?

Respuesta :

PollyP52 PollyP52
  • 07-06-2020

Answer:

k = 3.

Step-by-step explanation:

By the Factor Theorem. if x+a is a factor of f(x)  then f(-a) = 0.

Here we use f(-1):

f(-1) = (-1)^3 + 2(-1) + k = 0

-1 - 2 + k = 0

k = 3.

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

the Dawes act was designed to benefit
What sounds cause NIHL?
The number of trees is decreasing at a rate of 5% per year. The forest had 24,000 trees 15 years ago
read the sentence from patrick henry's speech to the virginia convention. why is this sentence an example of the use of methaphor
A professional volleyball player can jump an average of 2.5 times higher than the average person. If an average person can jump inches high, how high can the
Triangular Trade routes involved shipments of raw materials, finished goods, and enslaved Africans. American Indians. Asians. Europeans.
what is the value of x? when the coordinates are (4x+2) and (3x-7)
1. (3 pt) Why doesn't the tribe trust Captain Orlov? A. He is with the Aleuts, and the Aleuts have cheated the tribe in the past. B. He is a whit
Photon energy is proportional to which of the following quantities? speed of light in a vacuum frequency of the light emitting the photon intensity of the ligh
URL structure is: Protocol + Domain Name + .