A-Level Maths OCR B (MEI) (H640)

#3.2 Factor theorem

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Understand the factor theorem and be able to use it to factorise a polynomial or to determine its zeros.

f(a)=0  ⟺  (x−a)f(a)=0 \iff (x - a) is a factor of f(x)f(x).

Including when solving a polynomial equation.

[Excludes: Equations of degree > 4.]

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