document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=89975>Question 89975</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can anyone assist me with this problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the Intermediate Value Theorem to determine if P(x)=2x^5-7x+1 has a zero in the interval [1,2]. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Check P(1) and P(2).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the signs are different there is a zero for P(x) in that interval.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You could also check by graphing P(x)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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