Find the Smallest Positive Integer and the Largest Negative Integer

question 44

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 for the real zeros of the polynomial function below.

• A)upper bound 2, lower bound -5
• B)upper bound 3, lower bound -5
• C)upper bound 2, lower bound -1
• D)upper bound 1, lower bound -1
• E)upper bound 3, lower bound -1

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