document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=90355>Question 90355</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the Rational Zero Theorem to list the possible rational zeros of the polynomial 4x4 - 9x2 + 5. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #65575 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=65575\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Any rational zero can be found through this equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE Roots=\frac{p}{q}\"> where p and q are the factors of the last and first coefficients\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So let's list the factors of 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE p=\pm1, \pm5\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now let's list the factors of 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE q=\pm1, \pm2, \pm4\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now let's divide each factor of the last coefficient by each factor of the first coefficient\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \frac{1}{1}, \frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{4}, \frac{5}{1}, \frac{5}{2}, \frac{5}{4}, \frac{-1}{1}, \frac{-1}{2}, \frac{-1}{4}, \frac{-5}{1}, \frac{-5}{2}, \frac{-5}{4}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "These are all the possible zeros of the function\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE 1, \frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{4}, 5, \frac{5}{2}, \frac{5}{4}, -1, \frac{-1}{2}, \frac{-1}{4}, -5, \frac{-5}{2}, \frac{-5}{4}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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