Find the zeros of
2x⁴+8x³+10x²
Factor out 2x²:
2x²(x² + 4x + 5)
Then use the quadratic formula to find the zeros of x² + 4x + 5:
x = (-b ± √(b²-4ac)) / 2a
x = (-4 ± √(16 - 4(1)(5))) / 2(1)
x = (-4 ± √(4)) / 2
x = (-4 ± 2) / 2
x = -2 ± 1
So the zeros of the original polynomial are:
x = 0 (from the factor of 2x²)
x = -2 + 1 = -1
x = -2 - 1 = -3
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2x²(x² + 4x + 5) = 2x²(x+1)(x+4)
so the zeroes are 0, -1, -4
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To find the zeros of the polynomial 2x⁴+8x³+10x², we can set the equation equal to zero and solve for x.
2x⁴ + 8x³ + 10x² = 0
Factoring out common terms, we get:
2x²(x² + 4x + 5) = 0
Now we can set each factor equal to zero and solve for x:
1) 2x² = 0
Divide both sides by 2:
x² = 0
Taking the square root of both sides:
x = 0
2) x² + 4x + 5 = 0
This quadratic equation can be solved using the quadratic formula:
x = (-b ± √(b² - 4ac)) / (2a)
In this case, a = 1, b = 4, and c = 5.
Plugging these values into the quadratic formula:
x = (-4 ± √(4² - 4(1)(5))) / (2(1))
Simplifying:
x = (-4 ± √(16 - 20)) / 2
x = (-4 ± √(-4)) / 2
The discriminant is negative, which means there are no real solutions for x in this case.
Therefore, the zeros of the polynomial 2x⁴ + 8x³ + 10x² are x = 0.
To find the zeros of the given polynomial, we need to solve the equation 2x⁴ + 8x³ + 10x² = 0.
Step 1: Factor out the greatest common factor.
The greatest common factor in this case is 2x². Factoring it out, we get:
2x²(x² + 4x + 5) = 0.
Step 2: Set each factor equal to zero and solve.
Setting 2x² = 0 gives us x = 0.
Solving the quadratic factor x² + 4x + 5 = 0 can be done using various methods. In this case, we can use the quadratic formula:
x = (-b ± √(b² - 4ac)) / 2a.
For the quadratic factor, a = 1, b = 4, and c = 5. Substituting these values into the quadratic formula:
x = (-4 ± √(4² - 4(1)(5))) / (2(1))
x = (-4 ± √(16 - 20)) / 2
x = (-4 ± √(-4)) / 2
x = (-4 ± 2i) / 2
x = -2 ± i.
Therefore, the zeros of the polynomial 2x⁴ + 8x³ + 10x² are x = 0 and x = -2 ± i.