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Obtain all zeroes of the polynomial x4 + 2x3 – 25x2 – 26 x + 120, if two of its zeroes are 2 and 4.

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Answer:

x=-5, 2, 4, -3

Explanation:

Factor and you get:

(x−2)(x+3)(x−4)(x+5)

User Alex Moreno
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Answer: the zeros are x = {-5, -3, 2, 4}

Explanation:

x⁴ + 2x³ - 25x² - 26x + 120 = 0

Given: x = 2 and x = 4

Use synthetic division to find the reduced polynomial for x = 2 and then x = 4

2 | 1 2 -25 -26 120

| ↓ 2 8 -34 -120

1 4 -17 -60 0 ← remainder

4 | 1 4 -17 -60

| ↓ 4 32 60

1 8 15 0 ← remainder

1x² + 8x + 15 = 0

(x + 5) (x + 3) = 0

x + 5 = 0 x + 3 = 0

x = -5 x = -3

The zeros are: x = 2, x = 4, x = -5, and x = -3

User Prashant Kankhara
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