Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

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

Chapter 3 - Section 3.3 - Dividng Polynomials - 3.3 Exercises - Page 274: 62

Answer

$-\frac{1}{2},5$

Work Step by Step

Use the Remainder and Factor Theorem: $P(-1)=2+13+7-37+15=0$ $P(3)=2\times81-13\times27+7\times9+37\times3+15=0$ Use synthetic division, we have $P(x)=(x+1)(x-3)(2x^2-9x-5)=(x+1)(x-3)(2x+1)(x-5)$ so the other two zeros are $-\frac{1}{2},5$
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