document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1181246>Question 1181246</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Alggebraically determine the x-intercepts and y-intercepts and sketch the graph of the polynomial : P(x) = 2x^3 -9x^2 +7x +6 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #811127 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=811127\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rational roots theorem should show zeros to be  -1/2, 2, and 3.  If let x equal to 0, this should give the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Possible Roots (zeros) to check according to Rational Root Theorem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3,+3,-2,+2,-1,+1,-1/2,+1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "TEST FOR SOME ROOTS\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3   |   2   -9   7   6\r\n" );
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document.write( "    |       6   -9  -6\r\n" );
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document.write( "        2  -3  -2   0           linear root x-3\r\n" );
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document.write( "2  |   2   -3   -2\r\n" );
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document.write( "   |       4     2\r\n" );
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document.write( "       2    1    0            linear root x-2\r\n" );
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document.write( "Other linear root according to result in the synthetic division,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The function, factorized is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28P%28x%29=%28x-3%29%28x-2%29%282x%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28P%28x%29=%28x-3%29%28x-2%29%282x%2B1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The zeros are  3, 2,  -1/2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can find the y-intercept. </SPAN>\n" );
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