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document.write( "...0...|......1.....0......-4.......0.......2.......12....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...1...|......1.....1......-3......-3.....-1......11..........<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...2...|......1.....2.......0........0......2........16.(2 is upper bound, all numbers&#8805;0)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "...0...|......1.....0......-4.......0.......2.......12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..-1..|......1....-1.....-3.......3.....-1.......11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..-2..|......1.....-2.....0........0......2........8(real root between -2 and -3, change in sign)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..-3..|......1....-3......5......-15....47...-129 (-3 is lower bound, numbers alternate in sign)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "According to my graphics program, function has one real zero,&#8776; -2.1773…<BR>\n" );
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