Question

According to The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, how many zeros does the function f(x) = 16x4 + 8x3 + 4x2 – 2x – 15 have?

5

4

3

2

Answer 1

What is the degree of this function

Answer 2

5

Answer 3

what makes you say that

Answer 4

because there are 5 parts. The + and - are separating them into 5 parts

Answer 5

true there are 5 terms, but that doesn't dictate the degree

Answer 6

the degree is equal to the largest exponent

Answer 7

oh okay so the degree is 4

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

therefore there are 4 zeros

Answer 10

since the fund theorem says that degree = number of zeros

Answer 11

okay I understand, thank you!

Answer 12

yw