The internal pressure P P\,P of a experimental gas chamber is modeled by the function:
P(v)=3v3+13v2+19v+k P(v) = 3v^3 + 13v^2 + 19v + k P(v)=3v3+13v2+19v+kwhere v v\,v is the relative volume and k k\,k is a constant.
Given that (3v+1)(3v + 1)(3v+1) is a factor of P(v)P(v)P(v),
use the factor theorem to show that k=5k = 5k=5.
Hence show that the equation P(v)=0P(v) = 0P(v)=0 has only one real root.
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