document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=855993>Question 855993</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> stte all of the zeros and the multiplicity\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m(x)=2x^4-x^3+7x^2-4x-4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "m(x)=2x^4-x^3+7x^2-4x-4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the sum of the coefficients is zero, x = 1 is a zero::<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1)....2....-1....7....-4....-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "......2.....1....8....4...|..0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-0.5)...2....1....8....4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "........2....0....8...|..0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve 2x^2 + 8 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 4 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2i or x = -2i<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Zeroes: x = 1, x = -1/2, x = 2i, x = -2i<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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