Posted by Melissa on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 9:13pm.
synthetic division yields remainders
f(x) = (x-2)*p(x) + 8a+2b-28
f(x) = (x+4)*q(x) + (-64a-4b-40)
so,
8a+2b = 28
64a+4b = -40
a = -2
b = 22
f(x) = (x-2)(x+4)(-2x+3)
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