document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=834301>Question 834301</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> f(x)= -3x^3-12x^2-3x+18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How would you write this polynomial in factored form? And how would you graph this ? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check for possible roots 1, 2, 3, 6, -1, -2, -3, -6 with Rational Roots Theorem.  The resulting binomial factors tell the x intercepts.  They cut the horizontal axis into intervals which you can check for the f(x) as positive or negative. \r<BR>\n" );
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