document.write( "Question 908219: How do I find the 4 x- and single y-intercepts of this polynomial?\r
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document.write( "y-intercept(when x = 0) is -36 
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document.write( "x-intercepts: -3,-2,2,3 can be found with Synthetic Division noticing x=2 is one root
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document.write( "2  -1	0	13	0	-36
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document.write( "	-2	-4	18	36
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document.write( "   -1	-2	9	18	0
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document.write( "(x-2)(-x^3 -2x^2 +9x + 18)  Note: x = -2 root for -x^3 -2x^2 +9x + 18
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document.write( "-2  -1	-2	9	18	
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document.write( "	2	0	-18	
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document.write( "   -1	0	9	0
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document.write( "(x-2)(x+2)(-x^2 + 9)
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document.write( "((x-2)(x+2)(x-3)(x+3)
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