Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.5 - Zeros of Polynomial Functions - Exercise Set - Page 379: 84

Answer

Does not make sense

Work Step by Step

Let $f\left( x \right)={{a}_{n}}{{x}^{n}}+{{a}_{n-1}}{{x}^{n-1}}+\cdot \cdot \cdot +{{a}_{1}}x+{{a}_{0}}$ be a polynomial of degree $n$. To solve the polynomial for zeros whose degree is greater than two, we do not solve the polynomial equation by using the quadratic equation (because it is only valid for degrees of 2). For solving the higher degree polynomial, it must be factorized by using synthetic division. After factorization, the zeros of the polynomial are found. Therefore, this statement does not make sense.
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