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Ch. 3 - Polynomial and Rational Functions
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Capitolo 4, Problema 17

In Exercises 17–24, a) List all possible rational roots. b) List all possible rational roots. c) Use the quotient from part (b) to find the remaining roots and solve the equation. x3−2x2−11x+12=0

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Identify the polynomial given: \(x^{3} - 2x^{2} - 11x + 12 = 0\).
a) To list all possible rational roots, use the Rational Root Theorem. The possible roots are all factors of the constant term (12) divided by all factors of the leading coefficient (1). So, list all factors of 12: \(\pm1, \pm2, \pm3, \pm4, \pm6, \pm12\).
b) Test these possible roots by substituting them into the polynomial or by using synthetic division to find which are actual roots. Once you find a root, perform synthetic division to divide the polynomial by \((x - \text{root})\) to get a quotient polynomial of degree 2.
c) Use the quotient polynomial from part (b), which will be a quadratic, and solve it using factoring, completing the square, or the quadratic formula to find the remaining roots.
Combine the root found in part (b) with the roots from the quadratic in part (c) to write the complete solution set for the equation.

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