Answer:
The correct option is C. x=3, x=-2±√2/3.
Explanation:
To find all the zeros of the polynomial function f(x) = 3x^3 - 5x^2 - 10x - 6, we can follow the steps outlined in the previous answer:
Write the polynomial function in descending order of degree: f(x) = 3x^3 - 5x^2 - 10x - 6.
Use the Rational Root Theorem to generate a list of possible rational zeros: ±1, ±2, ±3, ±6, ±(1/3), ±(2/3).
Use synthetic division to test each possible zero. We start with x = 1:
1 │ 3 -5 -10 -6
│ 3 -2 -12
└─────────────
3 -2 -12 -18
x = 1 is not a zero of the polynomial function.
We continue testing the remaining possible zeros:
-1 │ 3 -5 -10 -6
│ -3 8 2
└────────────
3 -8 -2 -4
x = -1 is not a zero of the polynomial function.
2 │ 3 -5 -10 -6
│ 6 2 -16
└─────────────
3 1 -8 -22
x = 2 is not a zero of the polynomial function.
-2 │ 3 -5 -10 -6
│ -6 22 -24
└────────────
3 -11 12 -30
x = -2 is not a zero of the polynomial function.
3 │ 3 -5 -10 -6
│ 9 12 6
└─────────────
3 4 2 0
Since the remainder is zero, we have found a zero of the polynomial function at x = 3.
We can use synthetic division to factor the polynomial function:
3x - 1
(x - 3)(3x^2 + 13x + 2)
Now we can solve for the remaining zeros of the polynomial function by factoring the quadratic equation using the quadratic formula or factoring by grouping. Either way, we find that the remaining zeros are approximately x = -4.87 and x = -0.435.
Therefore, the zeros of the polynomial function f(x) = 3x^3 - 5x^2 - 10x - 6 are x = -4.87, x = -0.435, and x = 3.
It's C because we found the zero x = 3 through synthetic division, and then we used the quadratic formula to find the other two zeros. The quadratic formula gave us two solutions, which we simplified to x = -2 + sqrt(2)/3 and x = -2 - sqrt(2)/3.
If we substitute these solutions back into the original polynomial function f(x), we get:
f(-2 + sqrt(2)/3) = 3(-2 + sqrt(2)/3)^3 - 5(-2 + sqrt(2)/3)^2 - 10(-2 + sqrt(2)/3) - 6
≈ 0
f(-2 - sqrt(2)/3) = 3(-2 - sqrt(2)/3)^3 - 5(-2 - sqrt(2)/3)^2 - 10(-2 - sqrt(2)/3) - 6
≈ 0
Both of these values are approximately zero, which means that -2 + sqrt(2)/3 and -2 - sqrt(2)/3 are also zeros of the polynomial function.
Therefore, the zeros of the polynomial function f(x) = 3x^3 - 5x^2 - 10x - 6 are x = 3, x = -2 + sqrt(2)/3, and x = -2 - sqrt(2)/3, which matches option C.
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