document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=920553>Question 920553</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Construct a polynomial function...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Third degree, with zeros of -3,-2, and 5, and a y-intercept of -14. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y-intercept is -14, and the y-intercept of f(x) is f(0) = C*3*2*-5 = -30C = -14, so C = 14/30 = 7/15. Hence f(x) = (7/15)(x+3)(x+2)(x-5). </SPAN>\n" );
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