If 2-3i is a root of z^3-7z^2+25z-39=0z37z2+25z39=0, find the other two roots?

2 Answers
Jun 6, 2017

2+3i, and 3.

Explanation:

I polynomial equations of order 3 (cubics like this) written in the form ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + d = 0ax3+bx2+cx+d=0, with three roots, alphaα, betaβ, and gammaγ, it is a rule that alpha + beta + gamma = -b-:aα+β+γ=b÷a, also alpha*beta + beta*gamma + gamma*alpha = c-:aαβ+βγ+γα=c÷a, and that alpha*beta*gamma = -d-:aαβγ=d÷a.
Now because dd is real and not imaginary, that means alpha*beta*gammaαβγ is real. You should know that to get a real number by multiplying imiginary numbers, you times it by it's conjugate, which for 2-3i23i is 2+3i2+3i. So now we know that alphaα and betaβ are 2-3i23i and 2+3i2+3i.
We know alpha*beta*gamma = -d-: aαβγ=d÷a, so (2-3i)(2+3i)gamma = -(-39)-:1(23i)(2+3i)γ=(39)÷1. Expanding (2-3i)(2+3i)(23i)(2+3i) we get 1313, so 13gamma = 3913γ=39, thus gamma = 39-:13 = 3γ=39÷13=3, therefore giving us the other two roots: 2+3i2+3i and 33.

Jun 6, 2017

2+3i" and " 32+3i and 3

Explanation:

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(z-(2-3i))(z-(2+3i))(z(23i))(z(2+3i))

=((z-2)+3i)((z-2)-3i)=((z2)+3i)((z2)3i)

=(z-2)^2-9i^2=(z2)29i2

=z^2-4z+4+9=z24z+4+9

=z^2-4z+13=z24z+13

rArrz^3-7z^2+25z-39z37z2+25z39

=color(red)(z)(z^2-4z+13)color(magenta)(+4z^2)-7z^2color(magenta)(-13z)+25z-39=z(z24z+13)+4z27z213z+25z39

=color(red)(z)(z^2-4z+13)color(red)(-3)(z^2-4z+13)color(magenta)(-12z)+12zcolor(magenta)(+39)=z(z24z+13)3(z24z+13)12z+12z+39
color(white)(=)-39=39

=color(red)(z)(z^2-4z+13)color(red)(-3)(z^2-4z+13)+0=z(z24z+13)3(z24z+13)+0

rArr(z-3)" is a root"(z3) is a root

rArr(z-3)(z-(2-3i))(z-(2+3i))=0(z3)(z(23i))(z(2+3i))=0

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