The Real Zeros of a Polynomial Function Section 4.5 The Real Zeros of a Polynomial Function Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall.
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The remainder is –1. The remainder is 5. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall.
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By the factor theorem, x + 1 is a factor of f(x). By the factor theorem, x – 1 is not a factor of f(x). Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall.
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Factors of the constant Factors of the leading coefficient Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall.
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Since f is a polynomial of degree 3, there are at most three real zeros.
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Step 1: There are at most 4 real zeros. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall.
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