document.write( "Question 763532: Find the rational zeros and then the other zeros of the polynomial function f(x)=x^3-7x+6;that is,solve f(x)=0.
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\"f%28x%29=x%5E3-7x%2B6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=x%5E3%2B3x%5E2-3x%5E2-9x%2B2x%2B6\"...group\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=%28x%5E3%2B3x%5E2%29-%283x%5E2%2B9x%29%2B%282x%2B6%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=x%5E2%28x%2B3%29-3x%28x%2B3%29%2B2%28x%2B3%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=%28x%2B3%29%28x%5E2-3x%2B2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=%28x%5E2-3x%2B2%29%28x%2B3%29\".... \"-3x\" as \"-x-2x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=%28%28x%5E2-x%29-%282x-2%29%29%28x%2B3%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=%28x%28x-1%29-2%28x-1%29%29%28x%2B3%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=%28x-2%29%28x-1%29%28x%2B3%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"0=x-2\" => \"x=2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"0=x-1\" => \"x=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"0=x%2B3\" => \"x=-3\"\r
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