There are 6 ants on a log. Then 7 ants crawl onto the log. How many ants are on the log now?
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Answer:
9. ±1, ±2, ±3, ±6
11. ±1, ±2, ±3, ±4, ±6, ±12
Step-by-step explanation:
The possible rational roots are (plus or minus) the divisors of the constant term, divided by the divisors of the leading coefficient.
Here, the leading coefficient is 1 in each case, so the possible rational roots are plus or minus a divisor of the constant term.
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9. The constant is -6. Divisors of 6 are 1, 2, 3, 6. The possible rational roots are ...
±{1, 2, 3, 6}
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11. The constant is 12. Divisors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12. The possible rational roots are ...
±{1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12}
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A graphing calculator is useful for seeing if any of these values actually are roots of the equation. (The 4th-degree equation will have 2 complex roots.)
