document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=834322>Question 834322</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The possible rational roots of x3 + 3x2 – 4x + 2 are +/- 3 and +/- 2 True or False?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #502927 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=502927\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if q is the leading coefficient and p is the constant, then the possible rational roots of the polynomial equation are p/q.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your q is 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your p is 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the possible rational roots are +/- 1, 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 is not a possible rational root of this equation, therefore false.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "while +/- 1 and +/-2 are possible rational roots, neither of them are roots of this equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the rational root only lists the possible rational roots, if they exist.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this case they don't.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a graph of the equation shows that the equation has one root at x = -4.095824 which is not a rational number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the graph of this equation looks like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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