document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1156234>Question 1156234</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let p(x) = x^6 - 3x^4 + 2x^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) Factor p completely.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) Find the real zeros of p.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) Sketch the graph of p.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " p(x) = x^6 - 3x^4 + 2x^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The REAL zeros are -1, 0, and 1.  The \"0\" has multiplicity two.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(There are also two other <s>complex</s> <i>real, irrational</i> zeros.)\r<BR>\n" );
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