document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1134043>Question 1134043</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Solve: x^4-6x^3+6x^2+24-40=0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #751340 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=751340\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^4-6x^3+6x^2+24x-40=0  note: the 24 was edited to 24x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "with synthetic division, -2 works<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the result is 1 -8 22 -20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the factors are (x+2)(x^3-8x^2+22x-20)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "with +2 and synthetic division, one sees (x-2)(x^2-6x+10), and the last is complex, with the roots x=(1/2)(6+/- sqrt (-4)) or 3+/-i<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Roots are +/-2 and 3+/- i\r<BR>\n" );
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