Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Determine a and b and solve the equation x^4-7x^3+21x^2+ax+b=0 if 1+2i is the root of equation.

x^4-7x^3+21x^2+ax+b = 0 has a root 1+2i
.


Therefore the conjugate of 1+2i is also a root of the
given equation.


The conjugate of 1+2i is
1-2i.


Therefore , (x-(1+2i)) and (x-(1-2i)) are the factors
of x^4-7x^3+21x^2+ax+b by remainder
theorem.


(x-1-2i)(x-1+2i) = (x-1)^2 - (2i)^2 = (x^2-2x+1+4)
= (x^2+5x+5) is also a factor.


Therefore the x^2-7x^3+21x^2
+ax+b  should be divisible by  (x^2-2x+5).


So we divide
x^4-7x^3+21x^2+ax+b by
x^2-2x+5.


x^2-2x+5)x^4-7x^3+21x+ax+b(
x^2


                x^4 -2x^3
+5x^2


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x^2-2x+5)
-5x^3+16x^2 +ax+b ( x^2-5x


                  -5x^3 +10x^2
-25x


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x^2-2x+5)6x^2+(a+25)x+b
(x^2-5x+6


                 6x^2 -12x
+30


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                            (
a+25 +12)x +(b-30)


So the remainder  =  (a+37)x +(b-30)
.


Since x^2-2x+5  is factor of  x^4-7x^3+21x^2+ax+b, the
remainder (a+37)x +(b-30)  should be zero.


Therefore  the
coefficient of x , a+37= 0 and  the contant term b-30 =
0.


Therefore a = -37  and  b =
30.


So the given equation should be
x^2-7x^3+21x^2-37x+30

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