Answer :
Given the function:
[tex]f\mleft(x\mright)=x^3+7x^2-16x+18[/tex]We will use synthetic division to check if (x-9) is a factor for the function
So,
[tex]\begin{gathered} 9|1;7;-16;18 \\ \text{ ;9;144;1152} \\ ========== \\ \text{ 1;16;128;1170} \end{gathered}[/tex]As shown the remainder is not zero
So, the answer will be (x - 9) is not a factor
Note: ( x + 9 ) is a factor for the given function