SOLUTION: List the potential rational zeros for f(x)=2x^3+3x^2-5x+3

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Question 465114: List the potential rational zeros for f(x)=2x^3+3x^2-5x+3
Answer by robertb(4012) About Me  (Show Source):
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By the rational zeros theorem, if p/q is a rational zero, then p would have to be a divisor of 3, and q would have to be a divisor of 2 (including negative divisors).
Then the possible rational zeros are -3, -3/2, -1, -1/2, 1/2, 1, 3/2, and 3.