document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1115329>Question 1115329</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Using the Intermediate Value Theorem, determine whether the function has at least one real zero between a and b. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x) = x^ 3 + 3x^ 2 – 9x – 13        a = -5    b = -4<BR>\n" );
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