document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=363568>Question 363568</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am wanting to check an answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am suppose to use the rational zero test to find all the rational zeros of f(x).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(X)=2x^3+3x^2-11x-6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got -2, -4, -3 is this correct? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug in x = 2 in this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(2) = 2(2)^3 + 3(2)^2-11(2)-6 = 16+12-22-6=28-28 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so x = 2 is a root<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide the polynomial with (x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then we get <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2+7x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug in x = -3 in this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(-3)^2 +7(-3)+3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "=18-21+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so x = -3 is another root<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and on dividing 2x^2+7x+3 with x+3  we get 2x+1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the root of 2x+1 = 0 is  x = -0.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the roots are x = 2,-3,-0.5 </SPAN>\n" );
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