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Find a polynomial that has the given degree and zeros.

Degree 3 with -1, 3, and -5 as zeros

[tex]x^{3} + {?}x^{2} + {?}x + {?}[/tex]
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Respuesta :

LammettHash

You can write such a cubic polynomial in terms of its roots using the factor theorem:

(x - (-1)) (x - 3) (x - (-5)) = (x + 1) (x - 3) (x + 5)

Now just expand this:

(x + 1) (x - 3) (x + 5) = x ³ + (1 - 3 + 5) x ² + (-3 + 5 - 15) x - 15

… = x ³ + 3x ² - 13x - 15

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