document.write( "Question 560441: please may you help me find the possible rational zeros of using the rational zero theorem for this problem f(x)=x to the fourth power+ 2x^-24 \n" ); document.write( "

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f(x)= $\"x%5E4+%2B+2x%5E2+-+24\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E4+%2B+2x%5E2+-+24\"$ = 0
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x%5E2+%2B+6%29%28x%5E2+-+4%29\"$ = 0
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2+=+-6\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x = +/- $\"sqrt%28-6%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "therefore (irrational zeros)
\n" ); document.write( "x = + $\"i%2Asqrt%286%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x = - $\"i%2Asqrt%286%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2+=+4\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x = +/- $\"sqrt%284%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "therefore (these are the rational zeros)
\n" ); document.write( "x = +2
\n" ); document.write( "x = -2
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