Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
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Chapter 2 - Review Exercises - Page 431: 63

Answer

$x=-2, \frac{1}{2}, \pm i$ $f(x)=(x-i)(x+i)(2x-1)(x+2)$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Given $f(x)=2x^4+3x^3+3x-2=2(x^4-1)+3x(x^2+1)=2(x^2+1)(x^2-1)+3x(x^2+1)=(x^2+1)(2x^2+3x-2)=(x^2+1)(2x-1)(x+2)$ Step 2. We can identify the zeros as: $x=-2, \frac{1}{2}, \pm i$ Step 3. We can write the polynomial as a product of linear factors $f(x)=(x-i)(x+i)(2x-1)(x+2)$
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