SOLUTION: Finding zeros of a function: f(x) = 1/2x^3 - x

SOLUTION: Finding zeros of a function: f(x) = 1/2x^3 - x

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Question 163213: Finding zeros of a function:
f(x) = 1/2x^3 - x
Answer by orca(409) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To find the zeros of the function, you need to solve the equation:

Factoring the left side, we have

So
or
Solving , we obtain:

or
So the zeros of the function are , and

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