Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

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

Chapter 3 - Section 3.4 - Real Zeros of Polynomials - 3.4 Exercises - Page 283: 10

Answer

$\\-1, 1, -2, 2, -4, 4, -8, 8, -\frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{2}, -\frac{1}{3}, \frac{1}{3}, -\frac{1}{4}, \frac{1}{4}, -\frac{1}{6}, \frac{1}{6}, -\frac{1}{12}, \frac{1}{12}, -\frac{2}{3}, \frac{2}{3}, -\frac{4}{3}, \frac{4}{3}, -\frac{8}{3}, \frac{8}{3}$

Work Step by Step

Note that: The factors of $-8$ are $\pm1, \pm2, \pm4, \pm8$ The factors of $12$ are $\pm1, \pm2, \pm3, \pm4, \pm6, \pm12$ Thus, The possible values of p are $\pm1, \pm2, \pm4, \pm8$ The possible values of q are $\pm1, \pm2, \pm3, \pm4, \pm6, \pm12$ Therefore the possible rational zeros $\frac{p}{q}$ of R(x) are: $\\-1, 1, -2, 2, -4, 4, -8, 8, -\frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{2}, -\frac{1}{3}, \frac{1}{3}, -\frac{1}{4}, \frac{1}{4}, -\frac{1}{6}, \frac{1}{6}, -\frac{1}{12}, \frac{1}{12}, -\frac{2}{3}, \frac{2}{3}, -\frac{4}{3}, \frac{4}{3}, -\frac{8}{3}, \frac{8}{3}$
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