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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Complex numbers question

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Show that x=-1 is a root of equation \[x ^{3}+9x^{2}+33x+25 =0\] Hence solve the equation completely

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Note: for a cubic equation, either all three roots are real OR one is real and other two roots form a complex conjugate pair

OpenStudy (anonymous):

FIRST CASE is simple... -1 is a root of the equation as if we put -1 in above equation ...we get 0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

divide the equation by x+1 and tell me what u get???

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