Find the Smallest Positive Integer and the Largest Negative Integer

question 37

Multiple Choice

Find the smallest positive integer and the largest negative integer that, by the Upper- and Lower-Bound Theorem, are upper and lower bounds, respectively, for the real zeros of the polynomial function .

• A)upper bound 3, lower bound -4
• B)upper bound 20, lower bound -28
• C)upper bound 28, lower bound -28
• D)upper bound 4, lower bound -1
• E)upper bound 20, lower bound -20

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