document.write( "Question 807106: Factor to find all the zeros x^3-5x^2+16x-30=0 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #486504 by tommyt3rd(5050)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! factors of 30:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1,2,3,5,15,30\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "of which we'd determine that x=3 is a solution such that\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^3-5x^2+16x-30=(x-3)(x^2-2x+10)=0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "but the quadratic is not factorable over the reals - so we'd need the quadratic formula to determine that x=1+3i, and x=1-3i are the other two factors. Thus the zeros are: \n" ); document.write( "{3, 1-3i, 1+3i} \n" ); document.write( " |