document.write( "Question 1185631: A polynomial P is given.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Find all zeros of the polynomial. (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list. Enter all answers including repetitions.)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P(x) = 16x^4 + 16x^3 + 20x^2 + 16x + 4
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A polynomial P is given.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29+=+x%5E4+%2B+18x%5E2+%2B+81\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(a) Factor P into linear and irreducible quadratic factors with real coefficients.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29+=+x%5E4+%2B+18x%5E2+%2B+81\"....write \"x%5E4\" as \"%28x%5E2%29%5E2\" and \"81\" as \"9%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29+=+%28x%5E2%29%5E2+%2B+18x%5E2%2B+9%5E2\".....recognize square of the sum\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29+=+%28x%5E2++%2B9+%29%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(b) Factor P completely into linear factors with complex coefficients.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29+=+%28x%5E2++%2B9+%29%5E2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29+=+%28x%5E2++%2B9+%29%28x%5E2++%2B9+%29\".............\"x%5E2++%2B9+=%28x+%2B+3i%29%28x+-+3i%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29+=%28x+-+3i%29%5E2+%28x+%2B+3+i%29%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Find all zeros of the polynomial. (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list. Enter all answers including repetitions.)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29+=+16x%5E4+%2B+16x%5E3+%2B+20x%5E2+%2B+16x+%2B+4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29+=+4%284x%5E4+%2B+4x%5E3+%2B+5x%5E2+%2B+4x+%2B+1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29+=+4%284x%5E4+%2B+4x%5E3+%2B+4x%5E2%2Bx%5E2+%2B+4x+%2B+1%29\".....group
\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29+=+4%28%284x%5E4+%2B+4x%5E2%29+%2B+%284x%5E3%2B+4x%29%2B%28x%5E2++%2B+1%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29+=+4%284x%5E2%28x%5E2+%2B+1%29+%2B+4x%28x%5E2%2B+1%29%2B%28x%5E2++%2B+1%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29+=+4%284x%5E2+%2B+4x%2B1%29%28x%5E2++%2B+1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29+=+4%28%282x%29%5E2+%2B+4x%2B1%29%28x%5E2++%2B+1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29+=4%282x+%2B+1%29%5E2+%28x%5E2+%2B+1%29\".........\"x%5E2+%2B+1=0\"=>\"x%5E2+=-1\" =>\"%28x+-+i%29+%28x+%2B+i%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28x%29+=4%28x+-+i%29+%28x+%2B+i%29+%282+x+%2B+1%29%5E2\"\r
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