document.write( "Question 1168599: 8) Use the Rational Zero Theorem to list all possible rational zeros for the given function
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Use the Rational Zero Theorem to list all possible rational zeros for the given function\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"f%28x%29+=+-2x%5E3+%2B+3x%5E2+-4x+%2B+8\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since all coefficients are integers, we can apply the rational zeros theorem.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The trailing coefficient (coefficient of the constant term) is \"8\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Find its factors (with plus and minus): ±\"1\"\"2\"\"4\"\"8\". These are the possible values for \"p\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The leading coefficient (coefficient of the term with the highest degree) is \"-2\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Find its factors (with plus and minus): ±\"1\"\"2\". These are the possible values for \"q\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Find all possible values of \"p%2Fq\":
\n" ); document.write( " ±\"1%2F1\"\"1%2F2\"\"2%2F1\"\"2%2F2\"\"4%2F1\"\"4%2F2\"\"8%2F1\"\"8%2F2\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Simplify and remove duplicates (if any), these are \"highlight%28possible%29\" rational roots: ±\"1\"\"1%2F2\"\"2\"\"4\"\"8\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Next, check the possible roots:
\n" ); document.write( "if \"highlight%28a%29\" is a \"root\" of the polynomial \"f%28x%29\", the remainder from the division of \"f%28x%29\" by \"highlight%28x-a%29\" should equal \"highlight%280%29\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check \"1\": divide \"-2x%5E3%2B3x%5E2-4x%2B8\" by \"x-1\".The quotient is \"-2x%5E2%2Bx-3\" and the remainder is \"5\" (use the synthetic division calculator to see the steps).\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check \"-1\": divide \"-2x%5E3%2B3x%5E2-4x%2B8\" by \"x%2B1\".The quotient is \"-2x%5E2%2B5x-9\" and the remainder is \"17\" (use the synthetic division calculator to see the steps).\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check \"1%2F2\": divide \"-2x%5E3%2B3x%5E2-4x%2B8\" by \"x-1%2F2\".The quotient is \"-2x%5E2%2B2x%E2%88%923\" and the remainder is \"13%2F2\" (use the synthetic division calculator to see the steps).\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check \"-1%2F2\": divide \"-2x%5E3%2B3x%5E2-4x%2B8\" by \"x%2B1%2F2\".The quotient is \"-2x%5E2%2B4x-6\" and the remainder is \"11\" (use the synthetic division calculator to see the steps).\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check \"2\": divide \"-2x%5E3%2B3x%5E2-4x%2B8\" by \"x-2\".The quotient is \"-2x%5E2-x-6\" and the remainder is \"-4\" (use the synthetic division calculator to see the steps).\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check \"-2\": divide \"-2x%5E3%2B3x%5E2-4x%2B8\" by \"x%2B2\".The quotient is \"-2x%5E2%2B7x-18\" and the remainder is \"44\" (use the synthetic division calculator to see the steps).\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check \"4\": divide \"-2x%5E3%2B3x%5E2-4x%2B8\" by \"x-4\".The quotient is \"-2x%5E2-5x-24\" and the remainder is \"-88\" (use the synthetic division calculator to see the steps).\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check \"-4\": divide \"-2x%5E3%2B3x%5E2-4x%2B8\" by \"x%2B4\".The quotient is \"-2x%5E2%2B11x-48\" and the remainder is \"200+\"(use the synthetic division calculator to see the steps).\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check \"8\": divide \"-2x%5E3%2B3x%5E2-4x%2B8\" by \"x-8\".The quotient is \"-2x%5E2-13x-108\" and the remainder is \"-856\" (use the synthetic division calculator to see the steps).\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check \"-8\": divide \"-2x%5E3%2B3x%5E2-4x%2B8\" by \"x%2B8\".The quotient is \"-2x%5E2%2B19x-156\" and the remainder is \"1256\" (use the synthetic division calculator to see the steps).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, none of these possible rational roots ±\"1\"\"1%2F2\"\"2\"\"4\"\"8\" are real roots of given function because long division by them does not gives us reminder \"highlight%280%29\"\r
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