document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=438947>Question 438947</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, can someone please help me find all the zeros in order using synthetic division and quadratic formula for equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(x)= 2x^9 - x^8 - 16x^7 + 17x^6 - 6x^5 - 5x^4 + 68x^3 - 77x^2 + 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thankyou!... </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #303483 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=303483\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In all aspects, ninth degree polynomials are quite ugly. The fact is, when you or I see the problem, we have absolutely no idea what any potential zeros could be. You could try the rational root test to knock off a few zeros, but it would take a very long time. In fact, the Abel-Ruffini theorem states that there is no general formula for a polynomial of degree 5 or higher.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here is what WolframAlpha has to say:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=2x^9+-+x^8+-+16x^7+%2B+17x^6+-+6x^5+-+5x^4+%2B+68x^3+-+77x^2+%2B+18+ </SPAN>\n" );
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