SOLUTION: Use synthetic division to verify the upper bound and lower bound of the zeros of f. f(x) = 2x^4 -8x +3 Upper bound: x= 3; Lower bound: x= -4 The quotient I found for the u

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Question 364534: Use synthetic division to verify the upper bound and lower bound of the zeros of f.
f(x) = 2x^4 -8x +3
Upper bound: x= 3; Lower bound: x= -4
The quotient I found for the upper bound was 2x^3 + 6x^2 + 18x + 46 + 136/ x-3
I have no idea if this is right and I am not sure where I would need to go from here.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use synthetic division to verify the upper bound and lower bound of the zeros of f.
f(x) = 2x^4 -8x +3
Upper bound: x= 3; Lower bound: x= -4
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3)....2....0....0....-8....3
.......2.....6...18....46....|..141
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So f(3) = 141
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-4)....2....0....0....-8....3
........2....-8....32....-136....|..547
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So f(-4) = 547
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Cheers,
Stan H.