Finding possible and actual rational roots

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Homework Statement



a) 2x^4 - 15x^3 + 23x^2 + 15x - 25 = 0
b) 12x^3 - 20x^2 + 23x - 10 = 0

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The Attempt at a Solution



I was wondering if you guys could check my answers.

For A:

Possibles: +/- {1, 5, 25} / {1, 2}
Actual: 5, 5/2
 
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And for B:

Possibles: +/- {1, 5, 10} / {1, 2, 3, 4, 6}
Actual: None