document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=199782>Question 199782</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find a polynomial with integer coefficients and a leading coefficient of one that satisfies the given conditions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P has degree 2, and zeros 1 + i and 1 - i. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thanks for the homework help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #150165 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=150165\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=1%2Bi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=1%2Bi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=1-i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=1-i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given zeros\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-1=i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-1=i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-1=-i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-1=-i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Get the constants to the left side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-1%29%5E2=%28i%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-1%29%5E2=%28i%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-1%29%5E2=%28-i%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-1%29%5E2=%28-i%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Square both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-1%29%5E2=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-1%29%5E2=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-1%29%5E2=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-1%29%5E2=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Square i and -i to get -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the equations are the same, we can focus on the first equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-1%29%5E2=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-1%29%5E2=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-2x%2B1=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-2x%2B1=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > FOIL\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-2x%2B1%2B1=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-2x%2B1%2B1=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 1 to both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-2x%2B2=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-2x%2B2=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the polynomial <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=x%5E2-2x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=x%5E2-2x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > has zeros of 1+i and 1-i\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can check the answer with the quadratic formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that the quadratic <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-2x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-2x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is in the form of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Ax%5E2%2BBx%2BC ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Ax%5E2%2BBx%2BC\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%282+%2B-+sqrt%28+4-4%281%29%282%29+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%282+%2B-+sqrt%28+4-4%281%29%282%29+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Square <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%282+%2B-+sqrt%28+-4+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%282+%2B-+sqrt%28+-4+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%282+%2B+2%2Ai%29%2F%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%282+%2B+2%2Ai%29%2F%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%282+-+2%2Ai%29%2F%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%282+-+2%2Ai%29%2F%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Break up the expression. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the zeros are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+1%2Bi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+1%2Bi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+1-i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+1-i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which confirms our answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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