SOLUTION: Please help with the equations. Find all of the real zeros of the polynomial function, then use the real zeros to factor f over the real numbers. f(x) = 3x^4 - 6x^3 + 4x^2 -

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Question 616625: Please help with the equations.
Find all of the real zeros of the polynomial function, then use the real zeros to factor f over the real numbers.
f(x) = 3x^4 - 6x^3 + 4x^2 - 2x + 1

Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,
Find all of the real zeros of the polynomial function
f(x) = 3x^4 - 6x^3 + 4x^2 - 2x + 1 Note: x = 1 is a zero: 3-6+4-2+1 = 0
using synthetic division
1 3 -6 4 -2 1
3 -3 1 -1
3 -3 1 -1 0
(x-1)(3x^3 - 3x^2 + x-1) Note: x = 1 is a zero of 3x^3 - 3x^2 + x-1
using synthetic division
1 3 -3 1 -1
3 0 1
3 0 1 0
(x-1)(x-1)(3x^2 - 1)
Real zeros is x = 1
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