Multiply
x3 - 2x2 - 13x - 10
when the equation is equal to zero. . .:)
take out zeros
2x^3 - 5x^2 - 14x + 8 Let P(x) represents the cubic polynomial. We can find the sum of x-values which make P(x) = 0, (the sum of the roots of the equation) P(x) = 2x^3 - 5x^2 - 14x + 8 P(x) = 0 2x^3 - 5x^2 - 14x + 8 = 0 Since the degree of this polynomial is odd, then the sum of the roots is -[a(n - 1)/an], where a(n-1) is -5 and an is 2. So we have, -[a(n - 1)/an] = -(-5/2) = 5/2 Thus the sum of the roots is 5/2.
Yes, easily. Even though the question did not ask what the polynomial was, only if I could find it, here is how you would find the polynomial: Since the coefficients are rational, the complex (or imaginary) roots must form a conjugate pair. That is to say, the two complex roots are + 3i and -3i. The third root is 7. So the polynomial, in factorised form, is (x - 3i)(x + 3i)(x - 7) = (x2 + 9)(x - 7) = x3 - 7x2 + 9x - 63
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when the equation is equal to zero. . .:)
13 is not a polynomial.
Factors
by synthetic division and quadratic equation
Find the degree of each term. The greatest degree is the degree of the polynomial. e.g. the degree of x2+x+1 is 2, the degree of x3+x2+x+1 is 3 etc
The degree of a polynomial is the highest degree of its terms. The degree of a term is the sum of the exponents of the variables that appear in it.7x2y2 + 4x2 + 5y + 13 is a polynomial with four terms. The first term has a degree of 4, the second term has a degree of 2, the third term has a degree of 1 and the fourth term has a degree of 0. The polynomial has a degree of 4.
The remainder theorem states that if you divide a polynomial function by one of it's linier factors it's degree will be decreased by one. This theorem is often used to find the imaginary zeros of polynomial functions by reducing them to quadratics at which point they can be solved by using the quadratic formula.
If you know one linear factor, then divide the polynomial by that factor. The quotient will then be a polynomial whose order (or degree) is one fewer than that of the one that you stared with. The smaller order may make it easier to factorise.
For a single variable, the degree is the highest power that appears in the polynomial.
If the cubic polynomial you are given does not have an obvious factorization, then you must use synthetic division. I'm sure wikipedia can tell you all about that.
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If there is one variable. Then put each variable equal to zero and then solve for the other variable.