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3x^3 - 21x^2 - 50x + 220 = 0

The easiest way to solve this is by graphing.......see it here: https://www.desmos.com/calculator/nklgal58ln

Notice that we have 3 "real" roots.......the only other possibility would have been 1 real root and 2 non-real roots, since this is a 3rd degree polynomial.

 

Sep 23, 2014