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How do I use synthetic division to factor cubic polynomials like this

x^3 - 5x^2 - 2x + 24
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try the factors of 24:+/-1, +/-2, +/-3, +/-4, +/-6, +/-8, +/-12, +/-24

3 works then you have (x-3)(x^2-2x-) =

(x-3)(x-4)(x+2)
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