document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=725759>Question 725759</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> f(x)=3x^3+x^2-82x+120; -6 is a zero of f(x) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "divide f(x) by -6, using synthetic division\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "....-6...|.......3........1........82........120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..........................-18......102.....-120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...................3.....-17.......20.........0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)=(x+6)(3x^2-17x+20)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)=(x+6)(3x-5)(x-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "zeros: -6, 5/3, 4 </SPAN>\n" );
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