document.write( "Question 49418: i need to factor this but i got stuck! so here is what i already have:
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Algebra.Com's Answer #32819 by Nate(3500)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x^3 - x^2 - 9x + 9 < 0 \n" ); document.write( "a = 1,3,9 \n" ); document.write( "b = 1 \n" ); document.write( "Possible Roots: +- a/b = +-1,3,9 \n" ); document.write( "Descarte's Rule of Signs: \n" ); document.write( "f(x) = (+) ~> (-) ~> (-) ~> (+) \n" ); document.write( "Pos. = 2 \n" ); document.write( "f(-x) = (-) ~> (-) ~> (+) ~> (+) \n" ); document.write( "Neg. = 1 \n" ); document.write( "Imag. = 0 \n" ); document.write( "so: \n" ); document.write( "pos. = 2 or 0 \n" ); document.write( "neg. = 1 or 1 \n" ); document.write( "imag = 0 or 2 \n" ); document.write( "There is a definately a root that is negative. \n" ); document.write( "Synthetic Division (if you do not know how to do this, just divide easily): \n" ); document.write( "-3|....1....-1....-9....9 \n" ); document.write( ".........1....-4.....3.....0 \n" ); document.write( "(x + 3)(x^2 - 4x + 3) < 0 \n" ); document.write( "(x + 3)(x - 3)(x - 1) < 0 \n" ); document.write( "Since this data is less than zero, you want the negative part of the graphed line in a cartesian coordinate plane. \n" ); document.write( "-4 ~> negative \n" ); document.write( "-3 ~> zero \n" ); document.write( "0 ~> positive \n" ); document.write( "1 ~> zero \n" ); document.write( "2 ~> negative \n" ); document.write( "3 ~> zero \n" ); document.write( "4 ~> positive \n" ); document.write( "<====(-3)----(1)====(3)----> \n" ); document.write( "(- \n" ); document.write( " |