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The gives us a relatively quick process to find all "nice" roots of a given polynomial, since given the coefficients we have only a finite number of rational numbers to check. | The gives us a relatively quick process to find all "nice" roots of a given polynomial, since given the coefficients we have only a finite number of rational numbers to check. | ||
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Given a polynomial 
with integral coefficients, 
. The Rational Root Theorem states that if 
has a rational root 
with 
relatively prime positive integers, 
is a divisor of 
and 
is a divisor of 
.
As a consequence, every rational root of a monic polynomial with integral coefficients must be integral.
The gives us a relatively quick process to find all "nice" roots of a given polynomial, since given the coefficients we have only a finite number of rational numbers to check.
Problems
Intermediate
Find all rational roots of the polynomial 
