zeros: 4, 1-3i, and 2+2i Since 1-3i is a zero, so is 1+3i Since 2+2i is a zero, so is 2-2i So we have x=4; x=1-3i; x=1+3i; x=2+2i; x=2-2i Get 0 on the right of each of those: x-4=0; x-1+3i=0; x-1-3i=0; x-2-2i=0 x-2+2i=0 x-4=0; (x-1)+3i=0; (x-1)-3i=0; (x-2)-2i=0 (x-2)+2i=0 Put parentheses around the first two terms in the last 4 Multiply equals by equals to get the polynomial function p(x) p(x) = (x-4)[(x-1)+3i][(x-1)-3i][(x-2)-2i][(x-2)+2i] = 0 p(x) = (x-4){[(x-1)+3i][(x-1)-3i]}{[(x-2)-2i][(x-2)+2i]} = 0 p(x) = (x-4){(x-1)2-9i2}{(x-2)2-4i2} = 0 p(x) = (x-4){(x-1)2-9(-1)}{(x-2)2-4(-1)} = 0 p(x) = (x-4){(x-1)2+9}{(x-2)2+4} = 0 p(x) = (x-4){(x-1)2(x-2)2+ 4(x-1)2+9(x-2)2+36} = 0 p(x) = (x-4){(x-1)2(x-2)2+ 13(x-1)2+36} = 0 ... Keep on multiplying out and collecting like terms and you'll end up with this: p(x) = x5-10x4+50x3-160x2+304x-320 Edwin