document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=364381>Question 364381</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find all of the real solutions of the polynomial equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^5 - x^4 -3x^3 + 5x^2 -2x = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So far I have gotten that I would need to take out an x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x^4 - x^3 -3x^2 +5x -2) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #259789 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=259789\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factoring out x would give <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%28x%5E4+-+x%5E3+-3x%5E2+%2B+5x+-2%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28x%5E4+-+x%5E3+-3x%5E2+%2B+5x+-2%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E4+-+x%5E3+-3x%5E2+%2B+5x+-2+=+%28x-1%29%5E3%28x%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E4+-+x%5E3+-3x%5E2+%2B+5x+-2+=+%28x-1%29%5E3%28x%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so that the polynomial equation is<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%28x-1%29%5E3%28x%2B2%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28x-1%29%5E3%28x%2B2%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  The roots are 0, -2, or 1 (multiplicity 3). </SPAN>\n" );
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