SOLUTION: Solve 9x^3-18x^2-16x+32. WHAT is the answer and how do i get to the answer? Thank you

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Question 457185: Solve 9x^3-18x^2-16x+32.
WHAT is the answer and how do i get to the answer?
Thank you
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, MathLover1:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Step 1, what is it you want to do?
It's not an equation, there's no equal sign, so nothing to solve.
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WHAT is the answer and how do i get to the answer?
The answer to what? What is the question?

Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
9x%5E3-18x%5E2-16x%2B32
=%289x%5E3-18x%5E2%29-%2816x-32%29
=9x%5E2%28x-2%29-16%28x-2%29
=%289x%5E2-16%29%28x-2%29
=%28%283x%29%5E2-4%5E2%29%28x-2%29
=%283x-4%29%283x%2B4%29%28x-2%29.......if any factor is equal to zero, whole product will be equal to zero
so, the roots are:
3x-4=0....->.......3x=4....->.......x=4%2F3=1.33
3x%2B4=0....->.......3x=-4....->.......x=-4%2F3=-1.33
x-2=0....->.......x=2

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