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Logarithms greatly simplify mathematical operations. Factoring, however, presents a problem: Pocket calculators are clumsy when it comes to that operation. The program factor.bas (Listing 1) is a ...
If \((x \pm h)\) is a factor of a polynomial, then the remainder will be zero. Conversely, if the remainder is zero, then \((x \pm h)\) is a factor. Often ...