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: 20

Answer

zero: -4 P(x)=(x+4)^2

Work Step by Step

P(x)=x^{3}+12x^{2}+48x+64 P(-x)=(-x)^{3}+12(-x)^{2}+48(-x)+64 a_{0}=64 p:+/- 1,+/-2,+/-4,+/-8,+/-16, +/-64 a_{n}= q:+/-1 test x=-1 by synthetic division -1| 1 12 48 64 -1 -13 -35 -- -- -- -1 13 35 129 =>P(-1)\ne 0 -1 is not a zero -4| 1 12 48 64 -4 -32 -64 -- -- -- 1 8 16 | 0 => P(-4)=0 x=-4 is a zero, (x+4) is a factor of P(x). The bottom row gives coefficient of the quotient P(x)=(x+4)(x^{2}+8x+16 =(x+4)(x+4)=(x+4)^{2} so, the zero is -4
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