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algebra junior
Problem
Find the roots of . Enter your answer as a list of numbers separated by commas.
Solution
By the Rational Root Theorem, any rational root of the given polynomial must have divide 24 and divide 1. Therefore, the rational roots of the polynomial are all integers that divide 24.
So, we check factors of 24 to see if the polynomial has any integer roots. If , we have so 1 is not a root. If , we have So 2 is a root! By the Factor theorem, this means that must be a factor of . Through polynomial division we get that To find the roots of , we can factor it or use the quadratic formula. Factoring, we find that and hence we have the roots and . Therefore our original polynomial has roots .
So, we check factors of 24 to see if the polynomial has any integer roots. If , we have so 1 is not a root. If , we have So 2 is a root! By the Factor theorem, this means that must be a factor of . Through polynomial division we get that To find the roots of , we can factor it or use the quadratic formula. Factoring, we find that and hence we have the roots and . Therefore our original polynomial has roots .
Final answer
2, -3, 4