document.write( "Question 362913: Good evening!\r
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document.write( "I'm having trouble finding the zeros for f(t) = t^5 -6t^3 + 9t\r
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document.write( "I tried factoring:\r
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document.write( "= t(t^4 - 6t^2 + 9)
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document.write( "= t(t^2 -3)^2\r
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document.write( "t = 0\r
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document.write( "(t^2 - 3)^2 = 0
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document.write( "sqrt of both sides (can i do that?)
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document.write( "t^2 - 3 = 0
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document.write( "t = +/- sqrt(3)\r
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document.write( "This definitely doesn't look right but I'm not sure how else to solve this. Any help you can provide is great appreciated! Thanks for your time :) \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #258672 by Edwin McCravy(20056)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r\n" ); document.write( "You did just fine:\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "The zeros are 0 and \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |