Step-by-step explanation:
that means the expression is the result of a multiplication with (x-0.5) being one factor.
so, we divide the whole expression by this and then deal with the remaining quadratic equation.
6x³ - 13x² + x + 2 / x - 0.5 = 6x² - 10x - 4
- 6x³ - 3x²
----------------------------
- 10x² + x + 2
- - 10x² + 5x
----------------------------
- 4x + 2
- - 4x + 2
----------------------------
finished. 0
so, the whole expression is also
P(x) = (x-0.5)×(6x² - 10x - 4)
now we need to find the 2 zero points of the quadratic part.
the general solution to a quadratic equation is
x = (-b ± sqrt(b² - 4ac))/(2a)
a = 6
b = -10
c = -4
x = (10 ± sqrt(100 - 4×6×-4))/12 =
= (10 ± sqrt(100 + 96))/12 = (10 ± sqrt(196))/12 =
= (10 ± 14)/12
x1 = (10+14)/12 = 24/12 = 2
x2 = (10-14)/12 = -4/12 = -1/3
