Find the zeros of the following polynomial.
3x3 + 9x2 - 12x
If you factor 3x from the expression, you have
[tex]3x^3+9x^2-12x=3x(x^2+3x-4)[/tex]
So, we have
[tex]3x(x^2+3x-4)=0 \iff 3x=0\lor x^2+3x-4=0[/tex]
We easily have
[tex]3x=0\iff x=0[/tex]
So, one solution is x=0.
The other solutions depend on the quadratic equation:
[tex]x^2+3x-4=0 \iff x=-4 \lor x=1[/tex]
So, the solutions are [tex]x=-4,\ 0,\ 1[/tex]