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Exercise 4(c) · Q1

Q.Given that one root of x3−6x2+13x−10=0x^3-6x^2+13x-10=0 is 22, find all the roots of the equation.

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Step 1. Divide f(x)=x3−6x2+13x−10f(x)=x^3-6x^2+13x-10 by (x−2)(x-2) using synthetic division (coefficients 1,−6,13,−101,-6,13,-10, a=2a=2): b0=1b_0=1, b1=−6+2=−4b_1=-6+2=-4, b2=13+2(−4)=5b_2=13+2(-4)=5, remainder =−10+2(5)=0=-10+2(5)=0 (confirming 22 is a root). Quotient: x2−4x+5x^2-4x+5.

Step 2. Solve x2−4x+5=0x^2-4x+5=0 by the quadratic formula: x=4±16−202=4±−42=4±2i2=2±ix=\dfrac{4\pm\sqrt{16-20}}2=\dfrac{4\pm\sqrt{-4}}2=\dfrac{4\pm2i}2=2\pm i.

Step 3. As guaranteed by the Complex Conjugate Roots theorem (the coefficients of ff are real), the two non-real roots 2+i2+i and 2−i2-i do indeed occur as a conjugate pair.

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The roots of x3−6x2+13x−10=0x^3-6x^2+13x-10=0 are 2, 2+i, 2−i2,\ 2+i,\ 2-i.

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