College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter 5 - Section 5.6 - Complex Numbers; Quadratic Equations in the Complex Number System - 5.6 Assess Your Understanding - Page 395: 40

Answer

$f(x)=2(x-5)(x-\displaystyle \frac{1}{2})(x+3-i )(x+3+3i )$ Zeros: $\ \ 5,\displaystyle \ \frac{1}{2},\ -3-2i,\ -3+2i$

Work Step by Step

Degree $4$: there are $4$ complex zeros. First, rational zero candidates: $\displaystyle \frac{p}{q}=$ $\displaystyle \frac{\pm 1,\pm 2, \pm 5, \pm 13, \pm 65 }{\pm 1,\pm 2}$ Trying synthetic division, ... $x-5$ $\left.\begin{array}{l} 5 \ \ |\\ \\ \\ \end{array}\right.\begin{array}{rrrrrr} 2 & 1 &-35 & -113 & 65 \\\hline & 10 & 55 & 100 & -65 \\\hline 2 & 11 & 20 & -13 & |\ \ 0 \end{array}$ $f(x)=(x-5)(2x^{3}+11x^{2}+20x-13)$ ... factor in pairs not obvious... try synthetic division $x-\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}$ $\left.\begin{array}{l} 1/2 \ \ |\\ \\ \\ \end{array}\right.\begin{array}{rrrrrr} 2 & 11 & 20 & -13 \\\hline & 1 & 6 & +13 \\\hline 2 & 12 & 26 & |\ \ 0 \end{array}$ $f(x)=(x-5)(x-\displaystyle \frac{1}{2})(2x^{2}+12x+26)$ $=(x-5)(x-\displaystyle \frac{1}{3})\cdot 2(x^{2}+6x+13)$ use the quadratic formula on $x^{2}+6x+13=0$ $x=\displaystyle \frac{-6\pm\sqrt{36-4(13)}}{2 }=\frac{-6\pm\sqrt{-16}}{2}=\frac{-6\pm 4i}{2}=-3\pm 2i$ $f(x)=2(x-5)(x-\displaystyle \frac{1}{2})(x+3-i )(x+3+3i )$ Zeros: $5,\displaystyle \ \frac{1}{2},\ -3-2i,\ -3+2i$
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