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Ch. 3 - Polynomial and Rational Functions
Blitzer - College Algebra 8th Edition
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Capitolo 4, Problema 45

Solve the equation 12x3+16x2−5x−3=0 given that -3/2 is a root.

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Since \(-\frac{3}{2}\) is a root of the polynomial \(12x^{3} + 16x^{2} - 5x - 3 = 0\), use polynomial division or synthetic division to divide the cubic polynomial by the factor \(\left(x + \frac{3}{2}\right)\).
To perform synthetic division, rewrite the root \(-\frac{3}{2}\) as \(-1.5\) and set up the coefficients of the polynomial: 12, 16, -5, and -3.
Carry out the synthetic division process step-by-step to find the quotient polynomial, which will be a quadratic expression.
Once you have the quadratic quotient, set it equal to zero and solve for \(x\) using the quadratic formula: \[x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^{2} - 4ac}}{2a}\], where \(a\), \(b\), and \(c\) are the coefficients of the quadratic.
Combine the root \(-\frac{3}{2}\) with the solutions from the quadratic to write the complete solution set for the original cubic equation.

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