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A polynomial P is given. P(x) = x3 + 3x2 + 6x(a) Find all zeros of P, real and complex.x = (b) Factor P completely.P(x) =

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Sagot :

P(x) is defined by the expression

[tex]P(x)=x^3+3x^2+6x[/tex]

Note

[tex]x^3+3x^2+6x=x(x^2+3x+6)\text{ }[/tex]

Therefore, one solution is 0.

The other two solutions come from

[tex]x^2+3x+6=0[/tex]

Apply the general solution in order to find complex solutions

[tex]\frac{-3\pm\sqrt{3^2-4(1)(6)}}{2(1)}=\frac{-3\pm\sqrt{-15}}{2}[/tex]

The solutions are

[tex]0,\frac{-3+i\sqrt{15}\text{ }}{2},\frac{-3-i\sqrt{15}}{2}[/tex]

We calculate the factor from the solutions, like this

[tex]x=\frac{-3+i\sqrt{15}}{2}\Rightarrow x+\frac{3}{2}-\frac{i\sqrt{15}}{2}=0[/tex][tex]x=\frac{-3-i\sqrt{15}}{2}\Rightarrow x+\frac{3}{2}+\frac{i\sqrt{15}}{2}=0[/tex]

The factor is

[tex]P(x)=x(x+\frac{3}{2}-\frac{i\sqrt{15}}{2})(x+\frac{3}{2}+\frac{i\sqrt{15}}{2})[/tex]