document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1061070>Question 1061070</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the intermediate value theorem to determine whether the polynomial function has a zero in the given interval.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = -2x^4 + 2x^2 + 4; [-2, -1]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    a. f(-2) = 20 and f(-1) = 5; no<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    b. f(-2) = -20 and f(-1) = 4; yes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    c. f(-2) = 20 and f(-1) = -4; yes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    d. f(-2) = -20 and f(-1) = -4; no<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "True.<BR>\n" );
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