109k views
3 votes
Find all roots (zeros) please show work!!

Find all roots (zeros) please show work!!-example-1
User Sahan
by
4.9k points

1 Answer

2 votes

Answer:

-
(1)/(2), 0

Explanation:

8x⁴ + x = 0

factor out x:

x(8x³ + 1) = 0

The zero product property says that one of the terms needs to be equal to 0:

x = 0

8x³ + 1 = 0

Solve for x in the 2nd equation:

8x³ = -1

x³ = -
(1)/(8)

x = -
(1)/(2)

When x is either 0 or -
(1)/(2), the product will be equal to zero.

The roots are 0 and -
(1)/(2)

User Andy Fraley
by
5.2k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.