document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=444526>Question 444526</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^3-5x^2+4x+6, 3 is a zero find all zeros </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "since 3 is a known zero, divide (x^3-5x^2+4x+6)/(x-3) either by long division or synthetic division.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You should get a quotient (x^2-2x-2). This won't factor nicely so you must use the quadratic formula to solve for the other 2 zeros.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=1, b=-2, c=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=[-(-2)+-sqrt((-2)^2-4*1*-2)]/2*1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=[2+-sqrt(4+8)]/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(2+-&#8730;12)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(2+-2&#8730;3)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1+-&#8730;3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2.732<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or x=-.732<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ans:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "zeros are: -.732, 2.732, and 3 </SPAN>\n" );
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