How do you find a polynomial function with zeroes 3,-2,1?

1 Answer
Oct 20, 2015

The polynomial is: x^3-2x^2-5x+6

Explanation:

When a number a is a zero of a polynomial, then this polynomial is divisible by (x-a), so to find the polynomial with zeros -2,1,3 you have to multiply (x+2)(x-1)(x-3)

(x+2)(x-1)(x-3)=(x^2+x-2)*(x-3)=x^3+x^2-2x-3x^2-3x+6=x^3-2x^2-5x+6