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document.write( ": find all roots of the polynomial x^3-x^2+16x-16.\r
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document.write( "I took the roots of -16 (+- 1,2,4,8,16) and x^3 (+-1)\r
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document.write( "I used synthetic div to find roots\r
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document.write( "+1 worked but none of the others did??\r
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document.write( "Answers to choose from \r
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document.write( "1,4,-4
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document.write( "-1,4,-4
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document.write( "-1,4i,-4i
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document.write( "1,4i,-4i \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #37768 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x^3-x^2+16x-16 \n" ); document.write( "If \"1\" worked with synthetic division you must \n" ); document.write( "have gotten a quadratic quotient and zero as \n" ); document.write( "the remainder. \n" ); document.write( "Use the quadratic formula on the quadratic quotien \n" ); document.write( "to find the two missing roots. \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |