document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1051064>Question 1051064</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> PLEASE HELP!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use the Intermediate Value Theorem <BR>\n" );
document.write( "to verify that P has a zero between a and b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(x)=3x^3+7x^2+3x+7; a= -3, b= -2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the function value goes from -20 to 5 in the interval between -3 and -2, there must exist a value of x between -3 and -2 where the function equals zero. </SPAN>\n" );
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