Answer :

Answer:

zeros of F(x) are 1, 3 + [tex]\sqrt{13}[/tex],  -3 + [tex]\sqrt{13}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

You need to solve the equation F(x) = 0

[tex]x^{3} - 7x^{2} + 2x +40 = (x - 1)(x^{2} - 6x - 4) = 0\\ x = 1 \\ or \\ x^{2} - 6x -4 = 0[/tex]

Now solve the quadratic equation above using the quadratic formula.

You should get

 [tex]3 + \sqrt{13} \\ -3 + \sqrt{13}[/tex]

So, the zeros of F(x) are 1, 3 + [tex]\sqrt{13}[/tex],  -3 + [tex]\sqrt{13}[/tex]

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