find the real and complex zeros of the following function f(x)=x^3-5x^2+8x-6
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By trial and error we can see that one root is x=3 so (x-3) is a factor. Divide the polynomial by this factor and we get x^2-2x+2. Use the quadratic formula to find the remaining zeroes: x=(2+sqrt(4-8))/2=(2+sqrt(-4))/2=(2+2i)/2=1+i. So the three roots are 3, 1+i, 1-i.

(I used synthetic division to divide the known factor into the polynomial, but algebraic division could also have been used.)

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