E echelon4 Member Joined Oct 10, 2005 Messages 47 Gender Male HSC 2006 Jan 31, 2006 #1 if a,b,c are the roots of x^3+2^2-2x+3=0, form the equation whose roots are a^2,b^2,c^2. thanks in advanced.
if a,b,c are the roots of x^3+2^2-2x+3=0, form the equation whose roots are a^2,b^2,c^2. thanks in advanced.
Trev stix Joined Jun 28, 2004 Messages 2,035 Location Pine Palace, St. Lucia, Brisbane. Gender Male HSC 2005 Jan 31, 2006 #2 x³+2x²-2x+3=0 Since a,b,c are the roots of this equation than the polynomial with roots a²,b²,c² are when x=a², a=√x. (√x)³+2(√x)²-2√x+3=0 x√x+2x-2√x+3=0 √x(x-2)=-(2x+3) x(x²-4x+4)=4x²+12x+9 x³-8x²-8x-9=0.
x³+2x²-2x+3=0 Since a,b,c are the roots of this equation than the polynomial with roots a²,b²,c² are when x=a², a=√x. (√x)³+2(√x)²-2√x+3=0 x√x+2x-2√x+3=0 √x(x-2)=-(2x+3) x(x²-4x+4)=4x²+12x+9 x³-8x²-8x-9=0.
E echelon4 Member Joined Oct 10, 2005 Messages 47 Gender Male HSC 2006 Feb 2, 2006 #3 wow thanks alot