SOLUTION: I need help asap with the following much appreciated. Find all the zeros of the polynomial function by graphing on the calculator to narrow down the real solutions, then use synth

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Question 1172358: I need help asap with the following much appreciated.
Find all the zeros of the polynomial function by graphing on the calculator to narrow down the real solutions, then use synthetic division until you get a quadratic to solve. Solve the quadratic equation to complete the list of zeros.
7. h(x) = x^3 − 3x^2 − x + 3
8. f(x) = x^4 − 4x^3 − 20x^2 + 48x
9. g(x) = x^3 + 5x^2 + x + 5

10. g(x) = x^4 − 9x^3 + 23x^2 − 81x + 126

Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, Boreal:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find all the zeros of the polynomial function by graphing on the calculator to narrow down the real solutions, then use synthetic division until you get a quadratic to solve. Solve the quadratic equation to complete the list of zeros.
7. h(x) = x^3 − 3x^2 − x + 3
8. f(x) = x^4 − 4x^3 − 20x^2 + 48x
9. g(x) = x^3 + 5x^2 + x + 5

10. g(x) = x^4 − 9x^3 + 23x^2 − 81x + 126
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Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x^3-3x^2-x+3=h(x)
x^2(x-3)-(x-3)=h(x)
=(x^2-1)(x-3)=(x+1)(x-1)(x-3)
zeros are -1, 1, 3
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factor out an x
x(x^3-4x^2-20x+48)
2 is a root.
1--- -2---- -24----0
(x^2-2x-24)(x-2)(x)
factors are (x-6)(x+4)(x-2)*(x)
roots are -4,0,2,6
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factor by grouping into (x^3+5x^2)+(x+5)
(x^2+1)(x+5) with only zero at x= -5.
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graph
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roots are 2 and 7