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Use Descartes' Rule of Signs to Determine the Possible Number f(x)=3x57x4+3x37f ( x ) = 3 x ^ { 5 } - 7 x ^ { 4 } + 3 x ^ { 3 } - 7

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Use Descartes' Rule of Signs to determine the possible number of positive real zeros and the possible number of negative
real zeros for the function.
- f(x) =3x57x4+3x37f ( x ) = 3 x ^ { 5 } - 7 x ^ { 4 } + 3 x ^ { 3 } - 7


A)
 Positive  Negative  Nonreal Complex 401203005\begin{array}{c|c|c}\text { Positive } & \text { Negative } & \text { Nonreal Complex } \\\hline 4 & 0 & 1 \\2 & 0 & 3 \\0 & 0 & 5\end{array}
B)
 Positive  Negative  Nonreal Complex 311131113\begin{array}{c|c|c}\text { Positive } & \text { Negative } & \text { Nonreal Complex } \\\hline 3 & 1 & 1 \\1 & 3 & 1 \\1 & 1 & 3\end{array}
C)
 Positive  Negative  Nonreal Complex 131113\begin{array}{c|c|c}\text { Positive } & \text { Negative } & \text { Nonreal Complex } \\\hline 1 & 3 & 1 \\1 & 1 & 3 \\\end{array}
D)
 Positive  Negative  Nonreal Complex 302104\begin{array}{c|c|c}\text { Positive } & \text { Negative } & \text { Nonreal Complex } \\\hline 3 & 0 & 2 \\1 & 0 & 4 \\\end{array}

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