Complex Numbers - Applying the Conjugate Root Theorem

Complex Numbers - Applying the Conjugate Root Theorem

IB Year 6 | Grade 12

If \(1-i\) is one of the zeroes of the polynomial \(\mathrm{f}(z)=z^4-10z^2+az+b\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are real, find the values of \(a\) and \(b\) and hence solve \(\mathrm{f}(z)=0\).

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Answer:\(a=20,\ b=-16\); \(z=1\pm i,-4,2\).

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