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Roots and Zeros. 5.7. We know:. the degree of the equation tells you the number of solutions imaginary solutions come in pairs. Writing polynomial functions from zeroes. Example 1: Write a polynomial function of least degree that has real coefficients and has the roots 3, 2, –4.
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Roots and Zeros 5.7
We know: • the degree of the equation tells you the number of solutions • imaginary solutions come in pairs
Writing polynomial functions from zeroes Example 1: Write a polynomial function of least degree that has real coefficients and has the roots 3, 2, –4.
Example 2 Write a polynomial function of least degree that has real coefficients and a leading coefficient of 1 and has the roots 1 and 5i.
Writing polynomial functions from zeroes Example 3: Write a polynomial function of least degree with integral coefficients, the zeros of which include -3, 2, and – 7i.