Answer: {(x + 2), (x - 1), (x - 3)}
Step-by-step explanation:
Presented symbolically, we have:
x^3 - 2x^2 - 5x + 6
Synthetic division is very useful for determining roots of polynomials. Once we have roots, we can easily write the corresponding factors.
Write out possible factors of 6: {±1, ±2, ±3, ±6}
Let's determine whether or not -2 is a root. Set up synthetic division as follows:
-2 / 1 -2 -5 6
-2 8 -6
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1 -4 3 0
since the remainder is zero, we know for sure that -2 is a root and (x + 2) is a factor of the given polynomial. The coefficients of the product of the remaining two factors are {1, -4, 3}. This trinomial factors easily into {(x -1), (x - 3)}.
Thus, the three factors of the given polynomial are {(x + 2), (x - 1), (x - 3)}
The population starts at 2000, so a=2000.
We also know that the population in 3 hours is 1000, so we can setup the equation:
2000 b^3 = 1000
This gets us:
b^3 = 1/2
And taking the cube root of both sides gives us:
b ≈ 0.7937005259841
Rounding that to 4 places, we have:
f(t) = 2000 (0.7937)^t
This was done from using the method of synthetic division. I attached the image. Hope this helps
Answer:
-2
Step-by-step explanation:
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