Question

9. Find the zeroes of the following polynomials
a) ax + b,a # 0 b) 2x + 5​

Answer 1

To find the zeroes, let ax + b = 0.

Then, ax = - b

x = - b/a

Similarly, let 2x + 5 = 0.

Then, 2x = - 5

x = - 5/2