Divide 6x^4+2x^3-6x^2-14x-1 by 3x+1 by using long divison show all work then explain if 3x+1 is a factor of the dividend

After working this problem out, we know that 3x + 1 is not a total factor of the dividend, because there is a remainder.

When you divide a polynomial by another polynomial, if there is a remainder, it is not a complete factor.

After dividing, we are left with: 2x^3 - 2x - 4 + (3/(3x + 1))

There is a remainder of 3.

Best answer that i found on yahoo ok   set :   x= length of 2nd piece in cm  x- 3= length of 1st piece in cm  x-4= length of 3rd piece in cm  then since you know they all came from the 20 cm ribbon you add them together and set them equal to 20x+ x-3 +x-4 = 20  3x - 7= 20  3x= 27  x= 9  the shortest piece is the third piece which is x- 4  x-4  9-4 = 5  the length of the smallest piece is 5 cm.  the other lengths are  9 cm  6 cm