Polynomial Graph to Factors
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Given the following polynomial in standard form, determine its factors by:

    a) graphing it
    b) locating its easily recognizable zeros
    c) writing the corresponding factors for those zeros
    d) using synthetic division to find the remaining factor.

    f(x) = 3x3 + 17x2 + 18x - 8

The factors for f(x) are:

(x + ) (x + ) (x + )