(a)
\The polynomial function is .
1. Draw the coordinate plane.
\2. Graph the function .
Graph : \ \
\(b)
\Observe the graph of the function :
\The x - intercepts are , and
.
(c)
\The polynomial function .
Set .
.
Solve the above equation by the synthetic division method.
\ \ \
\ \
The solutions are . \ \
(d)
\The results of part (c) are .
The x - intercepts are , and
.
The results of part (c) match the x - intercept of the graph.
(a)
\Graph : \ \
\(b) The x - intercepts are , and
.
(c) The solutions are
(d) The results of part (c) match the x - intercept of the graph.