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I think you missed out the x2 term: f(x)=x5-3x4-5x3+15x2+4x-12?

f(1)=1-3-5+15+4-12=20-20=0, so x=1 is a zero.

f(-1)=-1-3+5+15-4-12=20-20=0, so x=-1 is also a zero. This means that x2-1 is a factor of f(x).

Divide by x2-1:

          x3-3x2-4x+12                

x2-1 ) x5-3x4-5x3+15x2+4x-12

          x5        -x3

            -3x-4x3+15x2

            -3x4        +3x2

                   -4x3+12x2+4x

                   -4x3         +4x

                            12x2      -12

                            12x2      -12

                                     0

So the quintic reduces to a cubic: x3-3x2-4x+12=x(x2-4)-3(x2-4)=(x-3)(x-2)(x+2).

The five zeroes are: -2, -1, 1, 2, 3.

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