Question

teach me step by step in the stupidest way possible how to do this f(x) = x^4 – 9x^3 + 15x^2 – 9x + 14

Answer 1

What do you want to do with it?

Answer 2

learn how to solve it

Answer 3

or something like it

Answer 4

solve for x i guess

Answer 5

So I guess you mean set it equal to 0 and find the roots?

Answer 6

i guess idk i just need to learn polynomial equations

Answer 7

The first thing you need to know is that the possible rational roots are the factors of the constant term divided by the factors of the coefficient of the leading term.