Given a polynomial f(x), if (x − 4) is a factor, what else must be true?


f(0) = 4

f(0) = −4

f(4) = 0

f(−4) = 0

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Verified Answer :

hartnn

if x-a is the factor of f(x) then
f(a) = 0

Hence,
if x-4 is a factor of f(x) then f(4) = 0

option C

Answer:

\(f(4)=0\)


Step-by-step explanation:

The Remainder Theorem states that when you divide a polynomial \(f(x)\)  by a linear factor  \((x-a)\) , where \(a\)  is a constant, the remainder is \(f(x)\)  evaluated at \(x=a\)

Moreover, according to the Factor Theorem, an extension of the Remainder Theorem, if the remainder of the function \(f(x)\) is 0 when evaluated at \(x=a\) , then \((x-a)\)  is said to be a factor of the polynomial \(f(x)\)

Given the 2 theorems above, it follows that if \((x-4)\)  is a factor of \(f(x)\) , then the remainder is equal to 0 when \(f(x)\) is evaluated at \(x=4\)

Which means \(f(4)=0\)

Third answer choice is correct.