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Find x, if g(x) = 0 where g(x) = x3 − 2x2 − 5x + 6 - Mathematics and Statistics

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Find x, if g(x) = 0 where g(x) = x3 − 2x2 − 5x + 6

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Solution

g(x) = x3 − 2x2 − 5x + 6

= (x – 1) (x2 – x – 6)

= (x – 1) (x + 2) (x – 3)

g(x) = 0

∴ (x – 1) (x + 2) (x – 3) = 0

∴ x – 1 = 0 or x + 2 = 0 or x – 3 = 0

∴ x = 1, – 2, 3

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