document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=240017>Question 240017</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine whether the given value of x is a root of the given polynomial equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2+x+2x^2-x^3=0, x=-1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If you put -1 into the equation you get zero. This is confirmed by the above graph. </SPAN>\n" );
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