document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1176783>Question 1176783</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the Intermediate Value Theorem to show that the polynomial f(x)=x3+x2−3x+9 has a real zero between −4 and -2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Calculate the values of the given polynomial at both end-points of the interval.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the values are of different signs, you can apply the Intermediate Value Theorem and to state \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that the polynomial has a real zero inside the given interval.\r<BR>\n" );
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