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PLZ HELP!! Which real numbers are zeroes of the function?

PLZ HELP!! Which real numbers are zeroes of the function?-example-1
User Erebus
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The correct answers are: 1/2, 2 and -2.


To get this, factor f(x)

f(x)=2x^3-x^2-8x+4

f(x)= (2x^3-x^2) - (8x -4)

f(x)= (2x-1)(x^2) + (2x-1)(-4)

f(x)= (2x-1)(x^2-4)

f(x)= (2x-1)(x-2)(x+2)


2x-1=0

2x=1

x=1/2


x-2=0

x=2


x+2=0

x=-2


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