document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1106850>Question 1106850</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write a polynomial function of minimum degree with real coefficients whose zeros include those listed. Write the polynomial in standard form. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5, -3, and -1 + 2i </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If the polynomial is to have real coefficients, then complex roots must occur in conjugate pairs.  Since -1+2i is a root, -1-2i must be another root.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The linear factors are (x-5) and (x+3); the quadratic factor corresponding to the two complex roots is (x^2+2x+5).  The polynomial in standard form is then<br><BR>\n" );
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