November 22, 2016

f(x)/g(x)=q(x)+r(x)/g(x)
example f(x)=x^2+ x -12= (x-3)(x+4)
f(3)=0
f(-4)=0
example f(x)=x^3-4x^2+2x-5 check if x-3 is a factor
f(3)=-8
f(x)=(x-c)q(x)+R
1. Factor Theorem: Let f be a polynomial function. Then x-c is a factor of f(x) if
and only if f(c)=0
2. What is the max number of zeros possible???????
Answer: the degree of the polynomial
3. Decartes' Rule of Signs:
the number of positive real zeros of f either equals the number of variations in
sign of the nonzero coefficients of f(x) or two less.
5x^4+2x^2-6x-5
Answer: 1 possible positive zero
the number of negative real zeros of f either equals the number of variations
in the sign of nonzero coefficients of f(-x) or two less
f(-x)= 5x^4+2x^2 +6x-5
Answer: 1 possible negative zero
4. How to figure out the possible zeros or factors????
Look at the coefficient in front of the variable with the highest degree
q=factors of ^^^ 1, 5
Look at the constant
p=factors of ^^^^^ 1, 5
All the possible factors of f(x)=+ p/q = + 5/1, + 5/5, + 1/5, + 1/1
HW page 261 1-45 (odd)
1-10 Use the Factor theorem to determine whether x-c is a factor of f(x)
2. f(x) = -4x^3+5x^2+ 8

; x+3

f(-3)=161 NO NOT A FACTOR BECAUSE WE HAVE A NUMBER AND NOT

0 THIS MEANS THE REMAINDER IS 161
11-22, tell the maximum number of zeros that each polynomial function may
have. Then, use Decartes' rule of signs to determine how many positive and
how many negative zeros each polynomial may have.
f(x)= -3x^5+4x^4+2
Maximum possible zeros: 5
Positive zeros: 1
Negative zeros: 0 possible negative zeros
f(-x)= 3x^5 + 4x^4+ 2
23-34 List the potential rational zeros of each polynomial function. Do not
attempt to find the zeros.
f(x)=-4x^3+x^2+x+6
p=Factors of 6 = 1, 2, 3, 6
q= factors of 4 = 1, 2, 4
p/q= + 1/1, 2/1, 3/1, 6/1, 1/2, 2/2, 3/2, 6/2, 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 6/4
= +1,+ 2, +3, +6, +1/2, +3/2, +1/4, +3/4
35-46 Use Descartes' Rule of Signs AND the rational zeros theorem to find
all the real zeros of each polynomial function. Use the zeros to FACTOR.
example above: 1 possible positive zero,
either 2 possible negative zeros or 0 negative zeros
f(p/q) to check if it equals 0. If it does equal 0 then use that p/q value to factor
using synthetic division. Page 261 1-45(odd)