SOLUTION: solve the equation 3x^3+x^2-8x+4=0 THANKS

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Question 827427: solve the equation 3x^3+x^2-8x+4=0
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Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) About Me  (Show Source):
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by synthetic division we can determine that
3x%5E3%2Bx%5E2-8x%2B4=%28x-1%29%283%2Ax%5E2%2B4x-4%29
then by some other method we can see that
%283%2Ax%5E2%2B4x-4%29=%283x-2%29%28x%2B2%29

therefore the solution is:
{ 1, 2/3, -2}