document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=458917>Question 458917</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use synthetic division to determine whether the numbers are zeros of the polynomial function. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3,1; h(x)=x^4+3x^3+2x^2-4x-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is -3 a zero of this function?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is 1 a zero of this function? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-3,1; h(x)=x^4+3x^3+2x^2-4x-2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Just sub -3 for x, see if it's a zero<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h(-3) = 81 - 81 + 18 + 12 - 2 = 28, not a zero<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h(1) = 1 + 3 + 2 - 4 - 2 = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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