Algebra Examples

4 x^{3} + 12 x^{2} + x + 3

$4 x^{3} + 12 x^{2} + x + 3$

Step 1

If a polynomial function has integer coefficients, then every rational zero will have the form

\frac{p}{q}

$\frac{p}{q}$ where

p

$p$ is a factor of the constant and

q

$q$ is a factor of the leading coefficient.

p = \pm 1, \pm 3

$p = \pm 1, \pm 3$

q = \pm 1, \pm 2, \pm 4

$q = \pm 1, \pm 2, \pm 4$

Step 2

Find every combination of

\pm \frac{p}{q}

$\pm \frac{p}{q}$ . These are the possible roots of the polynomial function.

\pm 1, \pm \frac{1}{2}, \pm \frac{1}{4}, \pm 3, \pm \frac{3}{2}, \pm \frac{3}{4}

$\pm 1, \pm \frac{1}{2}, \pm \frac{1}{4}, \pm 3, \pm \frac{3}{2}, \pm \frac{3}{4}$

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