document.write( "Question 1131984: Find an equation for f(x), the polynomial of smallest degree with real coefficients such that f(x) breaks through the x-axis at −4, breaks through the x-axis at 5, has complex roots of −3−i and 5+5i and passes through the point (0,−54). \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Substitute 0 for x, and -54 for f(x), get\r\n" );
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document.write( "-54 = k(-10000)\r\n" );
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document.write( "So k = -54/(-10000) which reduces to k = 27/5000\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply that out (big job) and get:\r\n" );
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