SOLUTION: How do you find the zeros of 2x3+x2-x ? and what is the multiplicity of the zeros?

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Question 453257: How do you find the zeros of 2x3+x2-x ? and what is the multiplicity of the zeros?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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How do you find the zeros of 2x3+x2-x ? and what is the multiplicity of the zeros?
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Solve: 2x3+x2-x = 0
Factor:
x(2x^2+x-1) = 0
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Factor:
x(2x-1)(x+1) = 0
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Zeros are: x = 0, or x = 1/2 or x = -1
Each has multiplicity one.
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Cheers,
Stan H.