College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.6 - Complex Zeros; Fundamental Theorem of Algebra - 5.6 Assess Your Understanding - Page 394: 20

Answer

$ x^{6}-12x^{5}+55x^{4}-120x^{3}+139x^{2}-108x+85$

Work Step by Step

If $u$ and $v $ are zeros of $x^{2}+bx+c ,$ then $(x-u)(x-v)=x^{2}-(u+v)x+uv$ equals $x^{2}+bx+c ,$ from where we extract: $b=-(u+v),\quad c=uv$ Since $i$ is a zero, its conjugate $-i$ is also a zero, $(x-i)$ and $(x+i)$ are factors of f. $(x-i)(x+i)=x^{2}+1$ is a factor of f. Since $4-i$ is a zero, its conjugate $4+i$ is also a zero. $b=-(u+v)=-(4-i+4+i)=-8$ $c=(4-i)(4+i)=16+1=17$ A quadratic binomial with these zeros is $x^{2}-8x+17 ,$ and, having the same factors, it is a factor of f. Since $2+i$ is a zero, its conjugate $2-i$ is also a zero, $b=-(u+v)=-(2-i+2+i)=-4$ $c=(2-i)(2+i)=4+1=5$ A quadratic binomial with these zeros is $x^{2}-4x+5 ,$ and, having the same factors, it is a factor of f. So, letting the leading coefficient be 1, $f(x)=(x^{2}+1)(x^{2}-8x+17)(x^{2}-4x+5)$ $= (x^{4}-8x^{3}+17x^{2}+x^{2}-8x+17 ) (x^{2}-4x+5 )$ $= (x^{4}-8x^{3}+18x^{2}-8x+17 ) (x^{2}-4x+5 )$ $=x^{6}-4x^{5}+5x^{4}-8x^{5}+32x^{4}-40x^{3}+18x^{4}-72x^{3}+90x^{2}-8x^{2}-40x+17x^{2}-68x+85$ $=x^{6}-12x^{5}+55x^{4}-120x^{3}+139x^{2}-108x+85$
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