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find the zeros of the function
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document.write( "Set right side equal to zero:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor out \r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we set each factor equal to zero.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Setting first factor = 0:\r\n" );
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document.write( "That part has no solution since a positive\r\n" );
document.write( "number raise to any power is always positive\r\n" );
document.write( "and thus can never equal to 0.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Setting  = 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "So 1 is the only solution.\r\n" );
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