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Show that `(x-2)` is a factor of the polynomial `2x^(2)-5x+2`

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Let `f(x)=2x^2-5x+2`
(x-2)=0
x=2
f(2)=0
by factor theorem (x-2) is a factor of `2x^2-5x+2`
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