Step-by-step explanation:
3x³ - 4x² - 28x - 16
= (x + 2)(Ax² + Bx + C)
= Ax³ + (2A + B)x² + (2B + C)x + 2C.
By Comparing Coefficients, we have:
- A = 3,
- 2A + B = -4,
- 2B + C = -28,
- 2C = -16.
Solving them will give A = 3, B = -10 and C = -8.
Hence 3x³ - 4x² - 28x - 16
= (x + 2)(3x² - 10x - 8)
= (x + 2)(3x + 2)(x - 4).
The answer is f(x) = (x + 2)(3x + 2)(x - 4).
