document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=276312>Question 276312</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> pplease help me solve this problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find a polynomial of degree 3 that has zeros 1, -2, and 3, and which the coefficient of x^2 is 3. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "=x^3-2x^2-5x+6=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2a=3 present coefficient of x^2 must be changed from -2 to 3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=-3/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3/2(x^3-2x^2-5x+6)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x^3/2 +3x^2 +15x/2 -9=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1.5x^3+3x^2+7.5x-9<BR>\n" );
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