SOLUTION: List all zeros of the polynomnial function f(x)= x^5 - 7x^4 + 10x^3 + 26x^2 - 47x - 39 given that x = 3+ 2i

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Question 819909: List all zeros of the polynomnial function
f(x)= x^5 - 7x^4 + 10x^3 + 26x^2 - 47x - 39
given that x = 3+ 2i

Answer by jsmallt9(3758)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The possible rational roots/zeros of are:
+1, +3, +13, +39

Using synthetic division to test these we will find that only one of these, 3, is actually a zero:
3  |   1   -7   10   26   -47   -39
----        3  -12   -6    60    39
      ------------------------------
       1   -4   -2   20    13     0
Not only does the zero in the lower right indicate that 3 is a zero (and (x-3) is a factor) but the rest of the bottom row tells us the other factor. The "1 -4 -2 20 13" translates into . So


As mentioned earlier, none of the other possible rational roots/zeros work. And, if "given that x = 3+ 2i" is supposed to indicate that 3+2i is also a zero, then this is an error. 3+2i is not a zero of f(x)! It is was, then 3-2i would also be a zero. And if they were both zeros then and would be factors of f(x). And since , would also be a factor of f(x). And if were a factor of f(x) then it would divide evenly into f(x). But it does not!! So either there is an error in what you posted or I am misinterpreting "given that x = 3+ 2i".

In summary:
P.S. The only way I know to find approximations for the remaining 4 zeros would be to
  1. Use a graphing calculator to graph f(x) (or )
  2. Use the trace function to find approximations for where the graph crosses the x-axis.

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