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List all possible rational roots!!! HELP PLEASE!!!
A-B-C-D?

List all possible rational roots!!! HELP PLEASE!!! A-B-C-D?-example-1
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Answer:

±1,±5,±1/2,±5/2,±1/4,±5/4

Explanation:

Given polynomial

4x^3+8x^2-x+5

as a(n)= 4

divisors of 4 = ±1,±2,±4

as a(0)= 5

divisors of 5= ±1,±5

finding possible roots

Factors of constant term(1,5)/Factors of leading coefficient(1,2,4)

±1,±5

±1/2,±5/2

±1/4,±5/4 !

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