document.write( "Question 1161068: find the equation for p p is a degree 5 polynomial that passes through the origin, has zeros i and 4−i, and p(5)=520 \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "given:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"p%28x%29\" is a degree\"+5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "has zeros :
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%5D=i+\"-> complex zeros always come in pair, so you also have
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B2%5D=-i+\"
\n" ); document.write( " \"x%5B3%5D=4-i+\", and also
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B4%5D=4%2Bi+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "passes through the origin: point (\"0\",\"0\")-> 5th root is \"x%5B5%5D=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p%285%29=520\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "use zero product rule:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p%28x%29=a%28x-x%5B1%5D%29%28x-x%5B2%5D%29%28x-x%5B3%5D%29%28x-x%5B4%5D%29%28x-x%5B5%5D%29\"....substitute given zeros\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p%28x%29=a%28x-i%29%28x-%28-i%29%29%28x-%284-i+%29%29%28x-%284%2Bi+%29%29%28x-0%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p%28x%29=a%28x%5E5+-+8x%5E4+%2B+18x%5E3+-+8x%5E2+%2B+17x%29\"......since we are given\"p%285%29=520\", use it to find \"a\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"520=a%285%5E5+-+8%2A5%5E4+%2B+18%2A5%5E3+-+8%2A5%5E2+%2B+17%2A5%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"520=a%28260%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=520%2F260\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and your equation is\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p%28x%29=2%28x%5E5+-+8x%5E4+%2B+18x%5E3+-+8x%5E2+%2B+17x%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p%28x%29=2x%5E5+-+16x%5E4+%2B+36x%5E3+-+16x%5E2+%2B+34x+\"\r
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