Find the Zeros of the Polynomial Function Below $P ( x ) = x ^ { 3 } - 5 x ^ { 2 } - 15 x + 7$

question 46

Multiple Choice

Find the zeros of the polynomial function below. If a zero is a multiple zero, state its multiplicity. $P ( x ) = x ^ { 3 } - 5 x ^ { 2 } - 15 x + 7$

• A) \(7,\) \(- 1 - \sqrt { 2 },\) \(- 1 + \sqrt { 2 }\)
• B) \(7,\) \(1 - \sqrt { 2 },\) \(1 + \sqrt { 2 }\)
• C) \(- 1,\) \(7 - \sqrt { 2 },\) \(7 + \sqrt { 2 }\)
• D) \(1,\) \(7 - \sqrt { 2 },\) \(7 + \sqrt { 2 }\)
• E) \(- 1,\) \(- 7 - \sqrt { 2 },\) \(- 7 + \sqrt { 2 }\)

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