Question
Find roots of polynomial $$ p(x) = -s^3-6s^2+8s $$
Answer
The roots of polynomial $ p(s) $ are:
$$ \begin{aligned}s_1 &= 0\\[1 em]s_2 &= 1.1231\\[1 em]s_3 &= -7.1231 \end{aligned} $$Explanation
Step 1:
Factor out $ \color{blue}{ -s }$ from $ -s^3-6s^2+8s $ and solve two separate equations:
$$ \begin{aligned} -s^3-6s^2+8s & = 0\\[1 em] \color{blue}{ -s }\cdot ( s^2+6s-8 ) & = 0 \\[1 em] \color{blue}{ -s = 0} ~~ \text{or} ~~ s^2+6s-8 & = 0 \end{aligned} $$One solution is $ \color{blue}{ s = 0 } $. Use second equation to find the remaining roots.
Step 2:
The solutions of $ s^2+6s-8 = 0 $ are: $ s = -3-\sqrt{ 17 } ~ \text{and} ~ s = -3+\sqrt{ 17 }$.
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