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In Exercises 39-52, find all zeros of the polynomial function or solve the given polynomial equation. Use the rational Zero Theorem, Descartes's Rule of Signs, and possibly the graph of the polynomial function shown by a graphing utility as an aid in obtaining the first zero nr the first root.
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