How can you determine whether a linear binomial is a factor of a polynomial without using the remainder theorem?

Miranda is braiding her hair.then she will attach beads to the braid.she wants 1_3 of the beads to be red.if the greatest number of beads that will fit on the braid is 12,what other fractions could represent the part of the beads that are red?

According to the 2008 u.s. census, california had a population of approximately 4 × 10^7 people and florida had a population of approximately 2 × 10^7 people. which of the following is true? a. the population of florida was approximately two times the population of california. b. the population of florida was approximately twenty times the population of california. c. the population of california was approximately twenty times the population of florida. d. the population of california was approximately two times the population of florida.

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