SOLUTION: One root of {{{x^4 - 3x^2 - 4 = 0}}} is 'i'. What are the other three roots?

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Question 1102277: One root of is 'i'. What are the other three roots?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Factor

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The polynomial  x^2 - 4 has the real roots  2  and  -2.


The polynomial x^2+1 has complex roots  i  and  -i.


The list of all roots is  -2,  2,  i  and  -i.


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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Possible rational roots to try:  -4, -2, -1, 1, 2, 4

-1   |    1   0    -3   0    -4
     |        -1    1   2    -2
     ---------------------------------
         1   -1    -2   2     -6


-2   |    1   0    -3   0    -4
     |       -2     4   -2    4
     ---------------------------------
         1   -2    1    -2   0        -2 is a root, (x+2)

2     |    1   -2    1    -2
      |         2    0     2
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           1    0    1     0          2 is a root, (x-2)

Other roots are found using , from the result of the last synthetic division shown.

Note the use of 'i' in i^2=-1, imaginary number i.
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