SOLUTION: Hi, Please help me with this polynomial expression: P(x) = x^5-3x^4+12x^3-28x^2+27x-9 --> Directions: Find all the zeros of the polynomial. --Thank you :)

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Question 887451: Hi,
Please help me with this polynomial expression:
P(x) = x^5-3x^4+12x^3-28x^2+27x-9 --> Directions: Find all the zeros of the polynomial.
--Thank you :)

Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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Easier to try to find all the rational zeros. Try synthetic division to check possible roots, {-1,-3,-9,1,3,9}. You could find up to five of them which will give remainder of 0.

Say if you have any more trouble with this.

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,
Please help me with this polynomial expression:
P(x) = x^5-3x^4+12x^3-28x^2+27x-9 --> Directions: Find all the zeros of the polynomial.
--Thank you :)

The sum of the COEFFICIENTS of the right-side is 0. Therefore, 1 is a ZERO.
This means that: x = 1, and therefore, highlight_green%28x+-+1%29%29 is a factor.
Use this info to find the others.