10. Roots and Zeros
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Construct a table to find all of the possible values of the expression for each of the values from the replacement set.
± 1, ± 2, ± 3, ± 6, ± 1/2, ± 3/2, ± 1/4, ± 3/4
To find all of the possible values of ± ba, replace both variables with each value from the replacement sets and simplify the expression.
| ± | a | b | ±b/a | Simplify |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | 1 | 1 | +1/1 | 1 |
| - | 1 | 1 | -1/1 | -1 |
| + | 1 | 2 | +2/1 | 2 |
| - | 1 | 2 | -2/1 | -2 |
| + | 1 | 3 | +3/1 | 3 |
| - | 1 | 3 | -3/1 | -3 |
| + | 1 | 6 | +6/1 | 6 |
| - | 1 | 6 | -6/1 | -6 |
| + | 2 | 1 | +1/2 | 1/2 |
| - | 2 | 1 | -1/2 | -1/2 |
| + | 2 | 2 | +2/2 | 1 |
| - | 2 | 2 | -2/2 | -1 |
| + | 2 | 3 | +3/2 | 3/2 |
| - | 2 | 3 | -3/2 | -3/2 |
| + | 2 | 6 | +6/2 | 3 |
| - | 2 | 6 | -6/2 | -3 |
| + | 4 | 1 | +1/4 | 1/4 |
| - | 4 | 1 | -1/4 | -1/4 |
| + | 4 | 2 | +2/4 | 1/2 |
| - | 4 | 2 | -2/4 | -1/2 |
| + | 4 | 3 | +3/4 | 3/4 |
| - | 4 | 3 | -3/4 | -3/4 |
| + | 4 | 6 | +6/4 | 3/2 |
| - | 4 | 6 | -6/4 | -3/2 |
We can now write all of the possible values of ± ba. ± 1, ± 2, ± 3, ± 6, ± 1/2, ± 3/2, ± 1/4, ± 3/4