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: 80

Answer

$-1,+2$

Work Step by Step

Possible zeros are $\pm1$ a. Upper bound test: test $+1$, it is not an upper bound, move up and test $+2, +3, ...$ we found that $+2$ is an upper bound as shown in the synthetic division. b. Lower bound test: test $-1$, we found that it is a lower bound.
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