document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=470437>Question 470437</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use synthetic division to divide f(x) = x3 + 1x2 - 26x + 24 by x + 6. Use the result to find all zeros of f. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use synthetic division to divide f(x) = x3 + 1x2 - 26x + 24 by x + 6. Use the result to find all zeros of f.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = x^3+x^2-26x+24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "synthetic division:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6).....1......1.....-26........24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "................-6.......30......-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..........1....-5.......4...........0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)=(x+6)(x^2-5x+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)=(x+6)(x-4)(x-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ans:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "zeros:-6, 1, and 4<BR>\n" );
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