College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - The Real Zeros of a Polynomial Function - 5.5 Assess Your Understanding - Page 388: 106

Answer

$0,\displaystyle \ \frac{11}{4},\ 6$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=4x^{3}-11x^{2}-26x+24$ Possible rational roots: $\displaystyle \frac{p}{q}=\frac{\pm 1,\pm 2,\pm 3,\pm 4,\pm 6,\pm 8,\pm 12,\pm 24}{\pm 1,\pm 2,\pm 4}$ Try $ x+2 $ with synthetic division. $\left.\begin{array}{l} -2 \ \ |\\ \\ \\ \end{array}\right.\begin{array}{rrrrrr} 4 & -11 & -26 &24 \\\hline & -8 & 38 & -24 \\\hline 4 & -19 & 12 & |\ \ 0 \end{array}$ $f(x)=(x+2)(4x^{2}-19x+12)$ Try $ x-4 $ with synthetic division. $\left.\begin{array}{l} 4 \ \ |\\ \\ \\ \end{array}\right.\begin{array}{rrrrrr} 4 & -19 & 12 \\\hline & 16 & -12 \\\hline 4 & -3 & |\ \ 0 \end{array}$ $f(x)=(x+2)(x-4)(4x-3)$ The zeros of f are $-2, \displaystyle \frac{3}{4}$ and $4$. The graph of $f(x-2)$ is obtained from $f(x)$ by shifting it right by 2 units. So the zeros of f, shifted right by 2 units are $0,\displaystyle \ \frac{11}{4},\ 6$
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