document.write( "Question 1000695: 5+i and 1+4i
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Algebra.Com's Answer #618040 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%5D=5%2Bi\" and \"x%5B2%5D=1%2B4i\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since given zeros are complex solutions, they always come in pairs
\n" ); document.write( "have \"x%5B3%5D=5-i\" and \"x%5B4%5D=1-4i\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then, \"f%28x%29=%28x-x%5B1%5D%29%28x-x%5B2%5D%29%28x-x%5B3%5D%29%28x-x%5B4%5D%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"f%28x%29=%28x-%285%2Bi%29%29%28x-%281%2B4i%29%29%28x-%285-i%29%29%28x-%281-4i%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"f%28x%29=%28x-5-i%29%28x-1-4i%29%28x-5%2Bi%29%28x-1%2B4i%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"f%28x%29=%28x%5E2%2B%28-6-5i%29x%2B21i%2B1%29%28x%5E2%2B%28-6%2B5i%29x-21i%2B1%29\"...multiplying each term by each, and knowing that \"i%2Ai=i%5E2=-1\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"f%28x%29=x%5E4-12x%5E3%2B63x%5E2-222x%2B442\"\r
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