document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1010528>Question 1010528</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the polynomial:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^4+x^3-6x^2-14x-12=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x^4+x^3-6x^2-14x-12=0 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You see Real solutions at x = -2 and x = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2)....1....1....-6....-14....-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".......1...-1....-4....-6....|..0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3).....1....2.....2....|..0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve x^2 + 2x + 2 for the complex roots::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = [-2 +- sqrt(4-2)]/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -1 + (1/2)sqrt(2) or x = -1 - (1/2)sqrt(2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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