SOLUTION: use the intermediate value theorem to show that the polynomial function, has a zero in the given interval f(x)=x^5-x^4+9x^3-8x^2-13x+9+ {1.2.1.5}

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Question 868589: use the intermediate value theorem to show that the polynomial function, has a zero in the given interval
f(x)=x^5-x^4+9x^3-8x^2-13x+9+ {1.2.1.5}

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi
f(x)=x^5-x^4+9x^3-8x^2-13x+9
f(1.2) = -2.1533
f(1.5) = 4.4063
According to the intermediate value theorem,
function has a zero in the given interval