Question

Which of the following is a polynomial with roots - square root of 5, square root of 5, and -3 ? x3 - 2x2 - 3x + 6, x3 + 2x2 - 3x - 6, x3 - 3x2 - 5x + 15, or x3 + 3x2 - 5x - 15?

Answer 1

If you have roots of:

a, b, and c

your polynomial has the form:

(x - a)(x - b)(x - c) = 0

Substitute a, b, and c for the given roots and multiply the expression out on the left side.

Answer 2

x^3 -2.25x^2+2.25x^2-3x2-2.25x+2.25x-3x-15

Answer 3

simplified, it's x^3-3x^2-3x-15, right?

Answer 4

You wouldn't even have to ask that last question because you have 4 choices and this choice is not even listed among them.

Here's a hint on how to expand that expression I gave you:

(x - a)(x - b)(x - c) = 0

[(x - a)(x - b)](x - c) = 0

[x^2 - (a + b)x + ab](x - c) = 0

[x^2 - (a + b)x + ab]x - [x^2 - (a + b)x + ab]c = 0

Answer 5

[x^2-(-2.25+2.25)x + (-2.25)*2.25]x-[x^2-(-2.25+2.25)x + (-2.25)*2.25]-3=0

Answer 6

Where are you getting +-2.25 from? Neither has anything to do with sqrt(5).

Answer 7

sqrt(5) is approx 2.25

Answer 8

You don't want to be working with approximations here.

Answer 9

ok

Answer 10

x^3 - 3x^2 - 5x + 15

Answer 11

I would suggest evaluating the following first:

[x - sqrt(5)][x + sqrt(5)]

That correspond to the leftmost factors. Get that down to a trinomial.

Answer 12

that would be x^2-5

Answer 13

(x^2-5) (x-3)=x^3 - 3x^2 - 5x + 15

Answer 14

right?

Answer 15

The third root is "-3", so you have:

[x - (-3)]

or

(x + 3)

for that third factor. I think that's where you having your trouble. When you subtract a negative, it's like adding a positive.

Answer 16

So, taking up from where you were writing:

(x^2 - 5)(x + 3) = 0

And then expand that. You are very close to your answer now.

Answer 17

so, it's x^3+3x^2-5x-15?

Answer 18

Yes! Excellent! Just remember about subtracting negatives and you will be ok.

Answer 19

Okay, Thanks for the help!

Answer 20

You're welcome! Good luck to you in all of your studies and thx for the recognition! @DeadShot

Answer 21

No problem!

Answer 22

x3 + 3x2 - 5x - 15 is not the correct answer (just took the test)

Answer 23

I am not incorrect. I took and worked on the problem that you were referring to, and I got x3 + 3x2 - 5x - 15 wrong. I take FLVS, so perhaps it was the computer grading system that was incorrect.
Besides, this is a graded lesson. It would be extremely mean of me to INTENTIONALLY say inaccurate information.

Answer 24

Well I am practically done with the class now lol...I am mostly working on the module 10. It's like trig based. ^.^ I have my eoc next week, so I have been mega working XDD