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The fundamental theorem of algebra
Finding complex roots of quadratics and cubics, factoring polynomials into linear factors, and proving real polynomials have conjugate root pairs.
Matrix Theory and Linear Algebra, The fundamental theorem of algebra
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Exercise A.3.1
Find the roots of the polynomial .
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Exercise A.3.2
Find the roots of . Hint: one of the roots is .
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Exercise A.3.3
Factor into a product of linear factors.
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Exercise A.3.4
Let be a polynomial with real coefficients, i.e., such that all the are real numbers. Suppose that is a root of . Show that is also a root of .
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