Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Polynomial and Rational Functions - Chapter Review - Chapter Test - Page 245: 3

Answer

$\{4,\pm5i \}$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Given $f(x)=x^3-4x^2+25x-100$, list the potential rational zeros as $\pm1,\pm2,\pm4,\pm5,\pm10,\pm20,\pm25,\pm50,\pm100$. Step 2. Use synthetic division to find a real zeros $x=4$ as shown in the figure. Step 3. Use the quotient and solve $x^2+25=0$ to get $x=\pm5i$ Step 4. Thus the zeros are $\{4,\pm5i \}$
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