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For the function y=x^5+1x^3-30x, find all real zeros.

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Answer:

The real zeroes are -√5 , 0 , √5

Explanation:

* Lets explain how to solve the problem

- The function is y = x^5 + x³ - 30x

- Zeros of any equation is the values of x when y = 0

- To find the zeroes of the function equate y by zero

∴ x^5 + x³ - 30x = 0

- To solve this equation factorize it

∵ x^5 + x³ - 30x = 0

- There is a common factor x in all the terms of the equation

- Take x as a common factor from each term and divide the terms by x

∴ x(x^5/x + x³/x - 30x/x) = 0

∴ x(x^4 + x² - 30) = 0

- Equate x by 0 and (x^4 + x² - 30) by 0

x = 0

∴ (x^4 + x² - 30) = 0

* Now lets factorize (x^4 + x² - 30)

- Let x² = h and x^4 = h² and replace x by h in the equation

∴ (x^4 + x² - 30) = (h² + h - 30)

∵ (x^4 + x² - 30) = 0

∴ (h² + h - 30) = 0

- Factorize the trinomial into two brackets

- In trinomial h² + h - 30, the last term is negative then the brackets

have different signs ( + )( - )

∵ h² = h × h ⇒ the 1st terms in the two brackets

∵ 30 = 5 × 6 ⇒ the second terms of the brackets

∵ h × 6 = 6h

∵ h × 5 = 5h

∵ 6h - 5h = h ⇒ the middle term in the trinomial, then 6 will be with

(+ ve) and 5 will be with (- ve)

∴ h² + h - 30 = (h + 6)(h - 5)

- Lets find the values of h

∵ h² + h - 30 = 0

∴ (h + 6)(h - 5) = 0

∵ h + 6 = 0 ⇒ subtract 6 from both sides

h = -6

∵ h - 5 = 0 ⇒ add 5 to both sides

h = 5

* Lets replace h by x

h = x²

∴ x² = -6 and x² = 5

∵ x² = -6 has no value (no square root for negative values)

∵ x² = 5 ⇒ take √ for both sides

x = ± √5

- There are three values of x ⇒ x = 0 , x = √5 , x = -√5

The real zeroes are -√5 , 0 , √5

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