Given:
[tex]f(x)=x^3-7x^2+2x+40;\text{ x -5}[/tex]
Let's factor using synthetic division.
Equate the divisor to zero:
x - 5 = 0
x = 5
List all terms of the polynomial: 1, -7, 2, 40
Palce the numbers representing the divisor and dividend into a long division-like configuration
To factor using synthetic division, we have:
Therefore, the factored expression is:
[tex]\begin{gathered} 1x^2-2x-8 \\ \\ =x^2-2x-8 \\ \\ =(x-4)(x+2) \end{gathered}[/tex]
The zeros are also the roots of the polynomial.
The zeros of a polynomial are all the x-values that makes the polynomial equal to zero,
To find the zeros, equate each afctor to zero:
(x - 4) = 0
x = 4
(x + 2) = 0
x = -2
Thus, the zeros are:
x = 4, -2
ANSWER:
[tex]\begin{gathered} (x-4)(x+2) \\ \\ \text{Zeros: 4, and -2} \end{gathered}[/tex]
