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4. [22 pts] For the function ?(?) = 2?5 − 9?4 + 12?3 − 12?2 + 10? − 3 answer the following:
a. [2 pts] Determine whether the function represents a polynomial. Justify your answer. |
b. [4 pts] Determine whether the function satisfies the Intermediate Value Theorem on the interval [0, 5]. Justify your answer. |
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c. [2 pts] Determine the number (quantity) of complex zeros that the function has, provided the each zero is counted by its multiplicity. |
d. [4 pts] List all the possible rational zeros: |
e. [2 pts] Use part (d) result and a calculator to find the actual rational zeros. List the zeros here: { ____________________ } |
f. [4 pts] Use the previous result, synthetic division, long division, quadratic formula, or square root property to find all the remaining zeros of f(x). |
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g. [4 pts] Use the previous result to rewrite f(x) as a product of linear factors. |