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Step-by-step explanation:

Remark

If x - 2 is a factor it means that the whole equation will return 0 when x = 2. That's because x - 2 will go to 0. It doesn't matter what the rest of the equation factors into. The x - 2 is enough to make it all go to 0.

Equation

y = x^4 - 3x^3 +2x - 8

Substitute and Solve

x = 2

y = 2^4 - 3*2^3 + 2(3) - 8

y = 16 - 24 + 6 - 8

y = - 8 - 2

y = - 10

Conclusion

x - 2 is not a factor of this equation.

explanation:

previous steps have made pa≅ pb ≅ st ≅ su. setting the compass width to ab allows you to make tu the same length. then δstu ≅ δpab by the sss congruence postulate, and ∠p ≅ ∠s by the reason cpctc.