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Find all possible roots for the polynomial 3x32x25x+10

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Step 4: Substitute each possible root into the polynomial equation to see if it equals 0. After testing, we find that only 2 and 53 are actual roots of the polynomial.

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Step 1 :Step 1: Apply the Rational Root Theorem, which states that any rational root, pq, of a polynomial equation axn+bxn1+...+k=0 can be expressed in the form pq, where p is a factor of the constant term (k) and q is a factor of the leading coefficient (a).

Step 2 :Step 2: For the polynomial 3x32x25x+10, the constant term is 10 and the leading coefficient is 3. The factors of 10 are ±1,±2,±5,±10 and the factors of 3 are ±1,±3.

Step 3 :Step 3: Form all possible fractions pq where p is a factor of 10 and q is a factor of 3. The possible rational roots are ±1,±2,±5,±10,±13,±23,±53,±103.

Step 4 :Step 4: Substitute each possible root into the polynomial equation to see if it equals 0. After testing, we find that only 2 and 53 are actual roots of the polynomial.

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