SOLUTION: List all of the possible rational zeros of f(x)=3x^5-7x^3+2x-15.

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Question 43583: List all of the possible rational zeros of f(x)=3x^5-7x^3+2x-15.
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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f%28x%29+=+3x%5E5+-+7x%5E3+%2B+2x+-+15
a are the factors of the constant
b are the factors of the leading coefficient
+-a%2Fb are the possible factors
a = 1,3,5,15
b = 1,3
+- 1,3,5,15,1/3,5/3