Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 3 - Section 3.4 - Real Zeros of Polynomials - 3.4 Exercises - Page 284: 39

Answer

Zeros: $-1, 2, 1/2.$ $P(x)=(x+1)(x-2)^2(2x-1)$

Work Step by Step

$P(x)=2x^{4}-7x^{3}+3x^{2}+8x-4,$ ($3$ sign variations, we expect $3$ or $1$ real zeros) $P(-x)=2x^{4}+7x^{3}+3x^{2}-8x-4,$ ($1$ sign variations, we expect $1$ negative real zero) $a_{0}=-4, \quad $p: $\pm 1,\pm 2,\pm 4$ $a_{n}=12,\qquad $q: $\pm 1.,\pm 2,$ Possible rational zeros $\displaystyle \frac{p}{q}:\quad$ with synthetic division, we try$ \pm$1, $\pm$2,... $\begin{array}{r|rrrrrrrrrrr}\hline -1& 2 & -7 & 3 & 8 & -4 & & \\ & & -2 & 9 & -12 & 4 & & \\ \hline & 2 & -9 & 12 & -4 & 0 & & \\ & & & & & & P(x)&=(x+1)(2x^{3}-9x^{2}+12x-4) \\\\ 2& 2 & -9 & 12 & -4 & & & \\ & & 4 & -10 & 4 & & & \\ \hline & 2 & -5 & 2 & 0 & & & \\ & & & & & & P(x)&=(x+1)(x-2)(2x^{2}-5x+2) \\\\ 2 & 2 & -5 & 2 & & & & \\ & & 4 & -2 & & & & \\ \hline & 2 & -1 & 0 & & & & \\ 1/2 & & & & & & P(x)&=(x+1)(x-2)(x-2)(2x-1) \\\\ & 2 & -1 & & & & & \\ & & 1 & & & & & \\ \hline & 2 & 0 & & & & & \\ \end{array}$ Zeros: -$1, 2, 1/2.$ $P(x)=(x+1)(x-2)^{2}(x-2)(x-1/2)\cdot 2$ $=(x+1)(x-2)(x-2)(2x-1)$
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