Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 3 - Review - Exercises - Page 321: 61

Answer

$-2$ (of multiplicity 2), $-1 + 2i, -1 - 2i$

Work Step by Step

This question asks for ALL zeros of the function Given $P(x) = x^4 + 6x^3 + 17x^2 + 28x + 20$ See image below for synthetic division So x = -2 is a zero with multiplicity of two Factor and set P(x) = 0 $x^2 + 2x + 5$ $x^2 + 2x + 1 = -4$ $(x+1) ^ 2 = -4$ $x = -1 +/- 2i$ Thus the solutions are $-2$ (of multiplicity 2)$, -1 + 2i, -1 - 2i$
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