Given that (x - 2) is a factor of x³ + x² - 5ax + 2a², 'a' can take the value of 2 or which other number?

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Given that (x - 2) is a factor of
x³ + x² - 5ax + 2a², 'a' can take the value of
2 or which other number?

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