Asked by deja

The graph represents the function g(x) = x3 + 5x2 + 3x – 9.


How many real number solutions does the equation
x3 + 5x2 + 3x – 9 = 0 have?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
There are 2 real solutions.

g(x) = x^3 + 5x^2 + 3x − 9 = (x+3)(x^2+2x−3) = (x+3)^2(x−1),

so the real zeros are x = −3 (double root) and x = 1.