SOLUTION: I need help with this homework problem. How do you find the zeros of a polynomial function? The equation is y=6x^3+17x^2+6x-8. Could you also write the function in factored form?

Question 443091: I need help with this homework problem. How do you find the zeros of a polynomial function? The equation is y=6x^3+17x^2+6x-8. Could you also write the function in factored form?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I need help with this homework problem. How do you find the zeros of a polynomial function? The equation is y=6x^3+17x^2+6x-8. Could you also write the function in factored form?
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If you have a graphing calculator, graph the equation and find the real roots.

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I get real roots at x = 1/2, x = -4/3, and x = -2
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So you have factored form y = (2x-1)(3x+4)(x+2)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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