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±27,±9,±3,±1
By Rational Root Theorem, all rational roots of a polynomial are in the form \frac{p}{q}, where p divides the constant term -27 and q divides the leading coefficient 1. List all candidates \frac{p}{q}.
m=3
Find one such root by trying out all the integer values, starting from the smallest by absolute value. If no integer roots are found, try out fractions.
m^{2}+3m+9=0
By Factor theorem, m-k is a factor of the polynomial for each root k. Divide m^{3}-27 by m-3 to get m^{2}+3m+9. Solve the equation where the result equals to 0.
m=\frac{-3±\sqrt{3^{2}-4\times 1\times 9}}{2}
All equations of the form ax^{2}+bx+c=0 can be solved using the quadratic formula: \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}. Substitute 1 for a, 3 for b, and 9 for c in the quadratic formula.
m=\frac{-3±\sqrt{-27}}{2}
Do the calculations.
m\in \emptyset
Since the square root of a negative number is not defined in the real field, there are no solutions.
m=3
List all found solutions.