document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=252112>Question 252112</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> f(x)=x^4-3x^3-11x^2+3x+10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find the x intercepts </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #183875 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vksarvepalli><B>vksarvepalli(154)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vksarvepalli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=vksarvepalli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=183875\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x-intercepts are where the graph cuts the x-axis,that is where the function value is zero.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so we have to find the values of x where f(x) becomes zero.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there are several methods to get the roots of the equation,one method is synthetic division<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but for that you should know one root by guessing <BR>\n" );
document.write( "we can clearly see that when x=1 f(x) becomes zero so now we can get the other roots as well.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there will be four roots as it is a 4th degree expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the x intercepts are : -2, -1, +1, +5  Ans  </SPAN>\n" );
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