The problem
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I need to find the zeros and factor f(x) into linear factor
Answer provided by our tutors
Only expressions can be factored. If you want to factor 'x^3-2x^2-5x+6' you need to type down the expression 'x^3-2x^2-5x+6' instead of the equation 'y = x^3-2x^2-5x+6'.
This way you will get:
x^3-2x^2-5x+6 = (x - 3)(x - 1)(x + 2)
So the zeros are: 3, 1 and -2.
If you want to graph, then you can type 'y = x^3-2x^2-5x+6' under the 'Graph' tab and read the zeros from the graps:
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