document.write( "Question 1005610: Write a polynomial with rational coefficients so that P(x)=0 has the given roots: -1 and -2i? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #621787 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29=0\" has the given roots:
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%5D=-1\" and \"x%5B2%5D=-2i\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if we have \"x%5B2%5D=-2i\" then we also have \"x%5B3%5D=2i\" because complex roots always come in pairs\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "use zero product formula\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29=%28x-x%5B1%5D%29%28x-x%5B2%5D%29%28x-x%5B3%5D%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29=%28x-%28-1%29%29%28x-%28-2i%29%29%28x-2i%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29=%28x%2B1%29%28x%2B2i%29%28x-2i%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29=%28x%2B1%29%28x%5E2-%282i%29%5E2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29=%28x%2B1%29%28x%5E2-4i%5E2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29=%28x%2B1%29%28x%5E2-4%28-1%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29=%28x%2B1%29%28x%5E2%2B4%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29=x%5E3%2B4x%2Bx%5E2%2B4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28P%28x%29=x%5E3%2Bx%5E2%2B4x%2B4%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+graph%28+600%2C+600%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+x%5E3%2Bx%5E2%2B4x%2B4%29+\"\r
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