document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=175736>Question 175736</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the real-number solutions of the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^3+2x^2-25x-50=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x^3+2x^2-25x-50=0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I graphed it to find x=-5 is a root.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using synthetic division find the other roots:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5)....1....2....-25...-50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "........1....-3....-10..|..0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2).....1-----5....|..0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5)......1....|0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -5 or -2 or 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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