Factoring for partial fraction decompostion

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Homework Statement


I am trying to factor a denominator so I can do a partial fraction decomposition to solve using a Laplace transform.
denominator= 2s^3+3s^2-3s-2

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The Attempt at a Solution

 
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Robb said:

Homework Statement


I am trying to factor a denominator so I can do a partial fraction decomposition to solve using a Laplace transform.
denominator= 2s^3+3s^2-3s-2

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution


You can guess obvious solutions, for example s = 1 is a root, then use Horner or Euclidean division