f (x) = 9x³ + 9x² - x - 1
f (-1) = - 9 + 9 + 1 - 1 = 0
Thus x - (-1) is a factor of f (x)
ie x + 1 is a factor of f (x)
Find other factors by synthetic division :-
(-1)| 9 ____9____-1____-1
__ |_____- 9____ 0_____1
__ |9_____0____-1____ 0
f (x) = (x + 1)(9x² - 1) = 0
f (x) = (x + 1)(3x - 1)(3x + 1) = 0
x = - 1 , x = 1/3 , x = - 1/3