Suppose p(x) is a polynomial in x.
Then p(a) = 0 if and only if (x-a) is a factor of p(x).
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If a polynomial function, written in descending order, has integer coefficients, then any rational zero must be of the form ± p/q, where p is a factor of the constant term and q is a factor of the leading coefficient.
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The given polynomial does not have factors with rational coefficients.