Hi I need help solving the problem:
Find all the roots of the polynomial \(P(x)=4x^3-11x^2+2x+3\)
Let's see. The roots of a polynomial means that when we plug in x, we essentially get p(x) = 0.
Thus, setting the polynomial to 0, we get the equation \(4x^3-11x^2+2x+3 = 0\)
Now, we have to find factors. We could do this in two ways. We could first have
\(-4x^{3}+3x^{2}+8x^{2}-2x-3=0\\ -4x^{3}+3x^{2}+8x^{2}-6x+4x-3=0\\-x^{2}\cdot \left(4x-3\right)+8x^{2}-6x+4x-3=0\\-x^{2}\cdot \left(4x-3\right)+2x\cdot \left(4x-3\right)+4x-3=0\\-x^{2}\cdot \left(4x-3\right)+2x\cdot \left(4x-3\right)+1\left(4x-3\right)=0\\-\left(4x-3\right)\cdot \left(x^{2}-2x-1\right)=0\\\left(4x-3\right)\cdot \left(x^{2}-2x-1\right)=0\)
We could also test for factors. If we plug in 1, we get that \(P(1) = -2\) and plugging in 0 gets \(p(0) = 3\)
Thus, the number must be in between 0 and 1. Testing 1/2, we get \(P(1/2)=1.75\) so it must be in between 1/2 and 1. That's how we get 3/4.
We can split these into two equations to find x. We have
\(4x-3=0\\ x^{2}-2x-1=0\)
Now, the second quadratic is now factorable over whole numbers, so we must use the quadratic equation.
Using it, we get that
\(x=1+\sqrt{2}\\ x=1-\sqrt{2}\)
From the first equation, we know x = 3/4 as well.
Thus, our final 3 answers are
\(x=\frac{3}{4}\\ x=1+\sqrt{2}\\ x=1-\sqrt{2}\)
Thanks! :)