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Use the factor theorem to find all real zeroes for the given polynomial function and one factor Enter your answer as a comma separated list

Use the factor theorem to find all real zeroes for the given polynomial function and-example-1
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Given:


2x^3+5x^2-4x-10

(2x+5) is one of the factor.


\begin{gathered} 2x^3+5x^2-4x-10=(2x+5)(2x^2-4) \\ =2(2x+5)(x^2-2) \end{gathered}

By taking the factors equal to zero then we get the values of x.

Therefore, the zeros of the polynomial are


-(5)/(2),\sqrt[]{2},-\sqrt[]{2}

Use the factor theorem to find all real zeroes for the given polynomial function and-example-1
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