7x³ - 6x² + 2x - 1 = 0 Every candidate for a rational solution is ± a fraction whose numerator is a divisor of the absolute value of the constant term, -1, and whose denominator is a divisor of the absolute value of the leading coefficient, 7. The only divisor of |-1| is 1 The only divisors of |7| are 1 and 7 Therefore the only candidates for rational solutions areand . The only ones of those which are integers are 1 and -1, so we see if either of those is a solution: We see if 1 is a solution using synthetic division: 1| 7 -6 2 -1 | 7 1 3 7 1 3 2 That left a remainder of 2, not 0, so 1 is not a solution We also see if -1 is a solution -1| 7 -6 2 -1 | -7 13 -15 7 -13 15 -16 That left a remainder of -16, not 0, so -1 is not a solution either. Those two, 1 and -1, were the only possible candidates for integer solutions. So there are none. Edwin