Verify that the numbers given alongside of the cubic polynomials below are their zeroes. Also, verify the relationship between the zeroes and coefficients in each case:
2x3 + x2 –5x + 2; 1/2, 1,–2
Let p(x) = 2x3+x2–5x + 2 Comparing the given polynomial with ax3 + bx3
+ cx + d, we get
Now,
and
∴
Hence, verified.Here, we have
Now,
and
Hence verified.