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f(x)=7x³+x²+7x-1
That is not factorable, so I suspect there is a typo and it
should have been either
f(x)=7x³-x²+7x-1 or f(x)=7x³+x²-7x-1 or f(x)=7x³+x²+7x+1
because all those are factorable by grouping, whereas the
one given is not.
If it should have been
f(x)=7x³-x²+7x-1
Factor the first two terms by taking out x²
f(x)=x²(7x-1)+7x-1
Factor 1 out of the last two terms
f(x)=x²(7x-1)+1(7x-1)
Now factor out (7x-1)
f(x)=(7x-1)(x²+1)
That's in factored form
To find the zeros set each factor = 0
7x-1 =9
7x = 1
x =
. That's one zero.
x²+1 = 0
x² = -1
x = ±i
So the three zeros are
, i and -i.
If it was one of the others, they're all just
like this one except for + and - signs.
Edwin