f(x)=x^3+x^2-6x
Please explain step by step?
Please explain step by step?
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Factor out an x:
f(x) = x(x^2 + x - 6)
What multiplies to -6*1 and adds to 1? -2 and 3 work:
f(x) = x(x - 2)(x + 3)
Set it equal to 0:
x(x - 2)(x + 3) = 0
so either x = 0, x - 2 = 0, or x + 3 = 0, which means that x = 0, 2 or -3.
f(x) = x(x^2 + x - 6)
What multiplies to -6*1 and adds to 1? -2 and 3 work:
f(x) = x(x - 2)(x + 3)
Set it equal to 0:
x(x - 2)(x + 3) = 0
so either x = 0, x - 2 = 0, or x + 3 = 0, which means that x = 0, 2 or -3.