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The result was Speedy Keep 2e. UtherSRG (talk) 10:08, 4 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Factor theorem (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log)

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No addition of any sources since the tag in 2009 Brad7777 (talk) 01:06, 4 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions.  --Lambiam 02:47, 4 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. A well-known and important theorem in basic algebra. Added a source. Sławomir Biały (talk) 03:06, 4 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Using the Find sources it is easy to verify that this theorem is covered by plenty of elementary textbooks.  --Lambiam 03:32, 4 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• keep, but add some ref-s. this is the first link I saw, but I guess any book in elementary algebra would be even better. Sasha (talk) 05:07, 4 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Speedy Keep. Total failure of WP:BEFORE. WP:N is based on sources that exist, not sources in the article. -- 202.124.72.213 (talk) 08:35, 4 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep, if only on philosophical grounds. --Matt Westwood 09:39, 4 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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