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: 67

Answer

$1,3,\frac{-1\pm\sqrt 7i}{2}$ each has a multiplicity of 1.

Work Step by Step

$P(x)=6x^3(x-3)+6x^2-18x-12x+36=6x^3(x-3)+6x(x-3)-12(x-3) =6(x-3)(x^3+x-2)$ Clearly we can identify two zeros as $3,1$ $P(x)=6(x-3)(x-1)(x^2+x+2)$ 4 zeros $1,3,\frac{-1\pm\sqrt 7i}{2}$ each has a multiplicity of 1.
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