Question
Find roots of polynomial $$ p(x) = 30x^4+20x^3-60x^2 $$
Answer
The roots of polynomial $ p(x) $ are:
$$ \begin{aligned}x_1 &= 0\\[1 em]x_2 &= 1.1196\\[1 em]x_3 &= -1.7863 \end{aligned} $$Explanation
Step 1:
Factor out $ \color{blue}{ 10x^2 }$ from $ 30x^4+20x^3-60x^2 $ and solve two separate equations:
$$ \begin{aligned} 30x^4+20x^3-60x^2 & = 0\\[1 em] \color{blue}{ 10x^2 }\cdot ( 3x^2+2x-6 ) & = 0 \\[1 em] \color{blue}{ 10x^2 = 0} ~~ \text{or} ~~ 3x^2+2x-6 & = 0 \end{aligned} $$One solution is $ \color{blue}{ x = 0 } $. Use second equation to find the remaining roots.
Step 2:
The solutions of $ 3x^2+2x-6 = 0 $ are: $ x = -\dfrac{ 1 }{ 3 }-\dfrac{\sqrt{ 19 }}{ 3 } ~ \text{and} ~ x = -\dfrac{ 1 }{ 3 }+\dfrac{\sqrt{ 19 }}{ 3 }$.
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