document.write( "Question 695353: Find all the zeros of the function.\r
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\"f%28x%29=x%5E4%2B2x%5E3-7x%5E2%2B2x-8\"....factor it\r
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\n" ); document.write( "replace \"2x%5E3\" with \"4x%5E3-2x%5E3\" and \"-7x%5E2\" with \"x%5E2-8x%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E4%2B4x%5E3-2x%5E3%2Bx%5E2-8x%5E2%2B4x-2x-8\"..group\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E4%2B4x%5E3%29-%282x%5E3%2B8x%5E2%29-%28x%5E2%2B4x%29-%282x%2B8%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E3%28x%2B4%29-2x%5E2%28x%2B4%29-x%28x%2B4%29-2%28x%2B4%29=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"x%5E2%2B1=0\"...=>...\"x%5E2=-1\".=>...\"x=sqrt%28-1%29\"....two complex solutions: \"i\" and \"-i\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"x-2=0\" ...=>...\"x=2\"....real solution\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"x%2B4=0\" ...=>...\"x=-4\"...real solution\r
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