Roots of X^3+X^2-4X+4
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Answer: Use the Rational Roots Theorem to obtain possible roots: (factors of the constant)/(factors of the leading coefficient) = (±1, ±2, ±4)/(±1) = ±1, ±2, ±4
Use the Remainder Theorem to find a root: f(x) = 0 is the remainder of a root
f(1) = 13 + 12 + 4(1) + 4 = 10, x = 1 is not a root
f(-1) = (-1)3 + (-1)2 + 4(-1) + 4 = 0, x = -1 is a root
Use synthetic division or long division to find the other roots:
"-1 | 1 1 4 4 " coefficients and constant of the original equation in descending order
" + ↓ -1 0 -4 " drop down the first number (1) and multiply it by -1 = -1 and put it in the 2nd row. Add.
" 1 0 4 0 " multiply the sum = 0 by -1 = 0 and put it in the 2nd row to the right of the last number. Add 4 + 0 = 4. Multiply the sum by -1 = -4 and put it in the 2nd row to the right of the last number. Add. This last number is the remainder = 0. This means that -1 is a root of the original equation.
The last row (the sum) represents the coefficients of the result. It is always one degree less than the original coefficients: 1x2 + 0x + 4 with no remainder.
f(x) = (x + 1)(x2 + 4)
x2 + 4 yields complex roots:
x2 + 4 = 0
x2 = -4
x = ± sqrt(-4)
x = ± 4i
Factored equation: f(x) = (x + 1)(x - 4i)(x + 4i)
Roots: x = -1, -4i, 4i
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