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document.write( "Identify the number of solutions or zeros.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) g(s)= 8s^6 - 3s^4 - 11s^3 - 2s^2 +4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) 4 - 7x= x^2 - 3x^5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find all the zeros of the polynomial function.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) f(x)= x^4 - 4x^3 - 20x^2 + 48x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) h(x)= 2x^4 + x^3 + x^2 + x - 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a) g(s)= 8s^6 - 3s^4 - 11s^3 - 2s^2 +4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: Six<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) 4 - 7x= x^2 - 3x^5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: Five<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find all the zeros of the polynomial function.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) f(x)= x^4 - 4x^3 - 20x^2 + 48x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= x(x^3 - 4x^2 - 20x + 48)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x =0 is a zero<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x =-4 is a zero<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 is a zero<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6 is a zero<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Comment: I found these zeroes with a graphing calculator.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) h(x)= 2x^4 + x^3 + x^2 + x - 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -1 is a zero<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1/2 is a zero<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using synthetic division:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1)....2....1....1....1....-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".........2...-1...2....-1..|..0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2....2....-1....2....-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "........2.....0....2...|..0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2+2 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+1 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = i is a zero<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x =-i is a zero<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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