document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=189795>Question 189795</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solving a polynomial equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2t^5+2t^4-144t^3=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2t^3(t^2+t-72)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2t^3(t+9)(t-8)=0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2t^3=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t^3=0 divide each side by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=0 take cube root of each side.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t=0, t=-9, t=8<BR>\n" );
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