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: 39

Answer

$f(x)=(x+4)(x-\displaystyle \frac{1}{3})(x-2+3i )(x-2-3i )$ Zeros: $-4,\displaystyle \ \frac{1}{3},\ 2-3i,\ 2+3i$

Work Step by Step

Degree $4$: there are $4$ complex zeros. First, rational zero candidates: $\displaystyle \frac{p}{q}=$ $\displaystyle \frac{\pm 1,\pm 2, \pm 4, \pm 13, \pm 26, \pm 52 }{\pm 1}$ Trying synthetic division, ... $x+4$ $\left.\begin{array}{l} -4 \ \ |\\ \\ \\ \end{array}\right.\begin{array}{rrrrrr} 3 & - 1 &-9 & 159 & -52 \\\hline & -12 & 52 & -172 & +52 \\\hline 3 & -13 & 43 & -13 & |\ \ 0 \end{array}$ $f(x)=(x+4)(3x^{3}-13x^{2}+43x-13)$ ... factor in pairs not obvious... try synthetic division $x-\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}$ $\left.\begin{array}{l} 1/3 \ \ |\\ \\ \\ \end{array}\right.\begin{array}{rrrrrr} 3 &-13 & 43 & -13 \\\hline & 1 & -4 & +13 \\\hline 3 & -12 & 39 & |\ \ 0 \end{array}$ $f(x)=(x+4)(x-\displaystyle \frac{1}{3})(3x^{2}-12x+39)$ $=(x+4)(x-\displaystyle \frac{1}{3})\cdot 3(x^{2}-4x+13)$ use the quadratic formula on $x^{2}-4x+13=0$ $x=\displaystyle \frac{4\pm\sqrt{16-4(13)}}{2}=\frac{4\pm\sqrt{-36}}{2}=\frac{4\pm 6i}{2}=2\pm 3i$ $f(x)=(x+4)(x-\displaystyle \frac{1}{3})(x-2+3i )(x-2-3i )$ Zeros: $-4,\displaystyle \ \frac{1}{3},\ 2-3i,\ 2+3i$
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