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 322: 106

Answer

$(-2,-28),(1,26),(2,68),(5,770)$

Work Step by Step

1. Set up the equation $x^4-6x^3+x^2+24x-20=0$ 2. List possible rational real zeros $\pm1,\pm2,\pm4,\pm5,\pm10,\pm20$ 3. Use synthetic division to test a few values and we can find two zeros $1,2$ 4. The equation becomes $(x-1)(x-2)(x^2-3x-10)=(x-1)(x-2)((x-5)(x+2)=0$ 5. The four zeros are $x=-2,1,2,5$ and the coordinates can be found as $(-2,-28),(1,26),(2,68),(5,770)$
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