f ( s)

f ( s)
s2

s 2 s 3 s 4
3

s 2 3

s 2 s 3 s 4
s2
3

f ( s)

s 2 s 3 s 4

f ( 2)

s 2 s 3 s 4

2
( s 2)

s2 3 (s 2) 2
s2 3 (2 2) 2

FACTOR THEOREM
If f ( s) is a polynomial if f ( s)

0 then f ( s)

where the degree of g(s) is lower than f(s)

( s k ) g ( s)

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Consider s 2 s 28 s 8 s 96
Factor of 96 : 1, 2, 3, 4 , 6, 8, 9, 12 , 16, 96
Factor of 1 : 1
Possible roots : 1, 2, 3, 4 , 6, 8, 9, 12 , 16, 96
Note f ( 1)

75 0 f ( 1) 0 f ( 6) 0 f ( 6) 0

Using the synthetic division evaluating the f ( k ) , divide with k

Note f ( 2)

0 f ( 2)

Then f ( s)

( s 2) s 0 s 28 s 48

= ( s 2) ( s 2) x2 2 s 24

( s 2) s 28 s 48

( s 2) ( s 2) ( s 4) ( s 6)