Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 2: Limits and Continuity - Section 2.5 - Continuity - Exercises 2.5 - Page 86: 72

Answer

$x\approx-0.855,\ \ 0.403,$ and $1.452$

Work Step by Step

Note that $f(0)=0-0-0+1=1$ $f(1)=2-2-2+1=-1$ Since the function is a polynomial, it is continuous everywhere. $y_{0}=0$ is a value between $f(0)$ and $f(1)$. The Intermediate Value theorem guarantees that there exists a $c\in(0,1)$ for which $f(c)=0$. Graphing, we find that the roots are (approximately): $x\approx-855,\ \ 0.403,$ and $1.452$
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