document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=877325>Question 877325</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Obtain a root of the equation x3 - 5x -6 =0 using<BR>\n" );
document.write( "regular falsi method. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #529300 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=529300\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Maybe you mean, find a root of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E3-5x-6=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E3-5x-6=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the expression on the left as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E3-0%2Ax%5E2-5x-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E3-0%2Ax%5E2-5x-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and use Rational Roots Theorem to look for rational roots using synthetic division.  The possible roots to test would be 1, 2, 3, 6, -1, -2, -3, -6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That work or its results not being shown unless you need it.  Much easier to just show the results of each root test than to include the actual synthetic divisions. </SPAN>\n" );
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