Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter P - P.3 - Linear Models and Rates of Change - Exercises - Page 30: 98

Answer

$p_{1}$ =1 $p_{2}$ =3 No, cubic polynomials must have at least one real zero.

Work Step by Step

The graph of $p_{1}$ shows the x axis being crossed only one time by the graph, so it only has one zero. The graph of $p_{2}$ shows the x axis being crossed 3 times by the graph, so it has 3 zeros.
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