College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 3, Polynomial and Rational Functions - Chapter 3 Test - Page 359: 9

Answer

$x^4 + 2 x^3 + 10 x^2 + 18 x + 9$

Work Step by Step

The factor theorem says that if $f(c)=0$, then $(x-c)$ is a factor of $f(x)$ and if $(x-c)$ is a factor of $f(x)$, then $f(c)=0$. According to the Conjugate Pair Theorem, since $3i$ is a complex zero, then $-3i$ is also a complex zero. We use the zeros to form factors and produce the function: $P(x)=(x-(-1))^2(x-3i)(x-(-3i))=x^4 + 2 x^3 + 10 x^2 + 18 x + 9$ This indeed has a degree of $4$ and integer coefficients.
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