SOLUTION: rational zeros of x^3-x^2-8x-2

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Question 634387: rational zeros of
x^3-x^2-8x-2
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The possible rational zeros of



are elements of the set

So, for



, . The only integer divisors of 1 are , and the only integer divisors of 2 are and so the possible rational roots are and

Use synthetic division to test each of the possibilities, since the synthetic division remainder for an divisor is equal to

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