The complete statement is divide factors of ± 8 by factors of ± 1
How to complete the statement?
The polynomial is given as:
4x^3 + x^4 - 7x^2 - 8x - 8
Rewrite properly as:
x^4 + 4x^3 - 7x^2 - 8x - 8
The first term in the above equation is 1 i.e. 1x^4, while the last term is 8
To determine the possible rational roots, we divide the factors of the last term i.e. 8 by the factors of the first term i.e. 1
Hence, the complete statement is divide factors of ± 8 by factors of ± 1
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