Question

Determine all such integers a and b for which one of the roots of 3x^3+ax^2+bx+12=0 is equal to 1 + 3^(1/2).

Answer 1

if 1+sqrt3 is a root then so is 1-sqrt3:
(x-(1+sqrt3))(x-(1-sqrt3))*P(x) = 0
(x^2 - 2x -2)*P(x) = 0
P(x) must be linear in the form: (mx + n). So now you can mutiply out:
(x^2 -2x - 2)*(mx + n).

now equate the two expressions coeficient to coeficient an I got a = -12, b = 6.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

where?

Answer 4

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