Sunday, March 17, 2013

Write the quadratic that has real coefficients and complex solutions z1=1+i, z2=1-i.

The quadratic equation is: ax^2 + bx + c =
0


We could determine the real coefficients a,b,c, using
Viete's relations:


z1 + z2 =
-b/a


1 + i + 1  -i =
-b/a


We'll combine and eliminate like
terms:


2 = -b/a


z1*z2 =
c/a


(1+i)(1-i) = c/a


We'll
apply the formla of difference of squares:


1^2 - i^2 =
c/a


1^2 - (-1) = c/a


1 + 1 =
c/a


c/a = 2


The
quadratic equation is: x^2 - 2x + 2 = 0.

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