document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=235470>Question 235470</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if 0, 2, -2, 3, and 4-i are zeros of a polynomial with real coefficents, what is the smallest possible degree of the polynomial? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the coefficients are Real Numbers, 4+i must also be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a zero of the polynomial.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore the lowest degree it could have is 6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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