document.write( "Question 1206504: Use the Rational Root Theorem to list all possible rational solutions. Then find the actual rational solutions.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2. 2x^3 - 9x^2 - 11x + 8 = 0\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E3+%2B+x%5E2+%2B+4x+=+-4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E3+%2B+x%5E2+%2B+4x+%2B4=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E3+%2B+x%5E2%29%2B+%284x+%2B4%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%28x+%2B+1%29%2B+4%28x+%2B1%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2%2B+4%29%28x+%2B1%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "roots:
\n" ); document.write( "if \"x%5E2%2B+4=0+\"=>\"x%5E2=-4\"=>\"x=sqrt%28-4%29\"=>\"x=2i\" or\"+x=-2i\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"%28x+%2B1%29=0\"=>\"x=-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solutions:
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2i\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E3+-+9x%5E2+-+11x+%2B+8+=+0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the coefficient of the constant term is \"8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "find its factors (with the plus sign and the minus sign): ±\"1\", ±\"2\", ±\"4\", ±\"8\"
\n" ); document.write( "these are the possible values for\"+p\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the leading coefficient is \"2\"
\n" ); document.write( " its factors : ±\"1\", ±\"2\"
\n" ); document.write( "these are the possible values for \"q\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "find all possible values for\"+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( "±\"1\", ±\"1%2F2\"\"2\"\"1\"\"4\"\"2\", ±\"8\"\"4\"
\n" ); document.write( "±\"1\", ±\"1%2F2\"\"2\"\"4\", ±\"8\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check the possible roots: \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"a\" is a root of the polynomial \"P%28x%29\", the remainder from the division of \"P%28x%29\" by x-a should equal \"0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check \"1\":
\n" ); document.write( "divide \"%282x%5E3+-+9x%5E2+-+11x+%2B+8+%29%2F%28x-1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "when you do long division, you will get reminder \"-10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check\"+-1\":
\n" ); document.write( "divide \"%282x%5E3+-+9x%5E2+-+11x+%2B+8+%29%2F%28x%2B1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "when you do long division, you will get reminder \"8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check \"1%2F2\": the remainder is \"1%2F2\"
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\n" ); document.write( " Check \"-1%2F2\": the remainder is \"11\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check \"2\": the remainder is \"-34\"
\n" ); document.write( "Check \"-2\": the remainder is\"-22\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Check\"+4\": the remainder is \"-52\"
\n" ); document.write( "Check \"-4\": the remainder is\"+-220\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check \"8\": the remainder is \"368\"
\n" ); document.write( "Check\"+-8\": the remainder is \"-1504\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "possible rational roots: ±\"1\", ±\"1%2F2\"\"2\"\"4\", ±\"8\"
\n" ); document.write( "actual rational roots: \"no\" rational roots\r
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