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Use synthetic division to determine the factors of 2x^4-17x^3+43x^2-22x-24
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\n" ); document.write( "I graphed it and found that x = 2 is a root::
\n" ); document.write( "2)....2....-17....43....-22....-24
\n" ); document.write( "......2.....-13...17.....12...|..0\r
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\n" ); document.write( "I graphed that cubic and found that x = 4 is a root:
\n" ); document.write( "4)......2.....-13...17.....12
\n" ); document.write( "........2.....-5... -3...|.. 0\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Use the quadratic formula on that quadratic::
\n" ); document.write( "x = [5 +- sqrt(25 - 4*2*-3)]/4
\n" ); document.write( "x = [5 +- sqrt(49)]/4
\n" ); document.write( "x = 3 or x = -1/2
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