College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.6 - Complex Numbers; Quadratic Equations in the Complex Number System - 5.6 Assess Your Understanding - Page 395: 38

Answer

$f(x)=(x-4)(x+7)(x+3i )(x-3i )$ Zeros: $\ \ 4,\ -7,\ 3i,\ -3i$

Work Step by Step

Degree $4$: there are $4$ complex zeros. First, rational zero candidates: $\displaystyle \frac{p}{q}=$ $\displaystyle \frac{\pm 1,\pm 2,\pm 3,\pm 4,\pm 6,\pm 7,\pm 9,\pm 12,\pm 14,\pm 18,}{\pm 1}$ , $\displaystyle \frac{\pm 21,\pm 28,\pm 36\pm 42,\pm 63,\pm 84,\pm 126,\pm 252}{\pm 1}$ Trying synthetic division, ... $x-4$ $\left.\begin{array}{l} 4 \ \ |\\ \\ \\ \end{array}\right.\begin{array}{rrrrrr} 1 & 3 &-19 & 27 & -252 \\\hline & 4 & 28 & 36 & +252 \\\hline 1 & 7 & 9 & 63 & |\ \ 0 \end{array}$ $f(x)=(x-4)(x^{3}+7x^{2}+9x+63)$ ... factor in pairs ... $x^{3}+7x^{2}+9x+63=x^{2}(x+7)+9(x+7)=(x+7)(x^{2}+9)$ $x^{2}+9=0\Rightarrow x=\pm 3i$ $f(x)=(x-4)(x+7)(x+3i )(x-3i )$ Zeros: $4,\ -7,\ 3i,\ -3i$
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