SOLUTION: What is the simplest polynomial equation that can ce written that has roots -4 and 1 + 2i?

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Question 1038818: What is the simplest polynomial equation that can ce written that has roots -4 and 1 + 2i?
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Complex roots always appear in conjugate pairs, so the simplest polynomial function with the given zeros also has as a zero. Hence, the simplest polynomial with the given roots is one of the third degree.

Therefore, your polynomial function has the following factors:



You can expand it for yourself. Hint: The product of two complex conjugates is the SUM of two squares.

John

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