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: 66

Answer

$-\frac{1}{2}$, multiplicity=1, $-\frac{1}{3}$, multiplicity=2.

Work Step by Step

1. List all possible rational zeros $\pm1,\pm1/2,\pm1/3,\pm1/6,\pm1/18$ 2. Use synthetic division or remainder theorem to find one zero as $1/2$ 3. Factorize $P(x)=(2x+1)(9x^2+6x+1)=(2x+1)(3x+1)^2$ 4. Zeros: $-1/2$ multiplicity=1, $-1/3$ multiplicity=2.
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