Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Polynomial and Rational Functions - Chapter Review - Review Exercises - Page 244: 47

Answer

$2,2,\pm i\sqrt 5$ $f(x)=(x^2+5)(x-2)^2$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Based on the Rational Zeros Theorem, list possible rational zeros $\frac{p}{q}=\pm1,\pm2,\pm4,\pm5,\pm10,\pm20$ Step 2. Use synthetic division to find one or more zeros $x=2,2$ as shown in the figure. Step 3. Use to the quotient to solve $x^2+5=0$ or $x^2=-5$, thus $x=\pm i\sqrt 5$ Step 4. We can factor the function as $f(x)=(x^2+5)(x-2)^2$
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