Can the synthetic formula simply give you the roots of a cubic or quadratic without you trying out the roots?

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owlfred · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

amistre the owl is back

theo · Answer

i meant synthetic division method

amistre64 · Answer

i report the owl ;)

anonymous · Answer

lol

amistre64 · Answer

your question makes no sense

anonymous · Answer

I never used synthetic, not that i recall

amistre64 · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

no, you'll go broke

anonymous · Answer

i'm going to retire in a 3rd world country

amistre64 · Answer

im gong to create a third world country and then retire in it lol

anonymous · Answer

lol it doesn't work that way. that would$$ \implies $$ you are rich anyways

amistre64 · Answer

can you discover the answer to:


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without actually working it thru?

theo · Answer

i dont know what the hell u guys r on about

anonymous · Answer

maybe they want you to say that if you divide by x-r and get zero then you know r is a root.

theo · Answer

yeh i know that but instead of trying out all of the possible roots like that, is there a way to find the roots without doing it that way

amistre64 · Answer

no, you actually have to do the work to find the roots

theo · Answer

ok thanks

amistre64 · Answer

now if your asking if there is a cubic or a quadratic formula to find the roots?  Yes, and its a laborious is the synthetic division