SOLUTION: find all the zeros of this polynomial function f(x)=x^3+x^2-5x+3

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Question 526561: find all the zeros of this polynomial function f(x)=x^3+x^2-5x+3
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) About Me  (Show Source):
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find all the zeros of this polynomial function f(x)=x^3+x^2-5x+3
Using the rational roots theorem:
...0..|...1......1.......-5..........3..............
...1..|...1......2.......-3..........0 (1 is a root)
(x-1)(x^2+2x-3)=(x-1)((x+3)(x-1)
zeros: -3, & 1(multiplicity 2)