[TI-M] Re: Polynomials, factors and division & 89/92+, SOLVED
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[TI-M] Re: Polynomials, factors and division & 89/92+, SOLVED
Good solution - handy trick to remember. Lots quicker than synthetic division... Thanks.
jeffrey
--- Carlos Becker <cjb@softhome.net> wrote:
>
> Hi guys
> it was simple after all
>
> to refresh the problem, it was:
> find h and k so that both: x-3 and x+2 are factors of x^4-x^3+hx^2+kx-6
>
> so i stored x^4-x^3+hx^2+kx-6 in p(x)
> and then did solve(p(3)=0 and p(-2)=0,{h,k})
>
> and worked perfectly
>
> that's all.
>
>
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