document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1055344>Question 1055344</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find a polynomial function of degree 3 with the given numbers as zeros.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2,i, -i\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what I tried:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F(x)=(x-2)(x+i)(x-i)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I factored(x+i)(x-i) and got x^2-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After that I factored (x^2-1)(x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I got x^3-2x^2-x+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm not exactly sure if I did that correctly.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #670573 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=670573\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are three real roots in the graph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You want (x^2+1), because (x+i)(x-i)=x^2-i^2=x^2-(-1)=x^2+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now expand (x^2+1)(x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^3-2x^2+x-2<BR>\n" );
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