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Check whether $g(x)$ is a factor of $p(x)$ or not, where
$p(x)=8 x^{3}-6 x^{2}-4 x+3, \quad g(x)=\frac{x}{3}-\frac{1}{4}$
Option A
Option B
Option C
Option D
Solution
$g(x)=\frac{x}{3}-\frac{1}{4}=0$ gives $x=\frac{3}{4}$
$g(x)$ will be a factor of $p(x)$ if $p\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)=0$ (Factor theorem)
Now,$p\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)=8\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)^{3}-6\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)^{2}-4\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)+3$
$=8 \times \frac{27}{64}-6 \times \frac{9}{16}-3+3=0$
Since, $p\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)=0,$ So, $g(x)$ is a factor of $p(x)$
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