document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=697215>Question 697215</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For the polynomial below, -1 is a zero. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)=x^3 +5x^2 +17x +13 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Express f(x) as a product of linear factors. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)= ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)=x^3 +5x^2 +17x +13 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Express f(x) as a product of linear factors. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use synthetic division:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..-1..|....1.....5.....17.....13...............<BR>\n" );
document.write( "........|.........-1.....-4...-13......<BR>\n" );
document.write( "........|...1......4.....13.....0......<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)=(x+1)(x^2+4x+13)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "function has one real and 2 non-real roots or zeros </SPAN>\n" );
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