Exercise · ZW-FUNDAMENTAL-THEOREM-OF-ALGEBRA-008 · ★★☆ Intermediate
The monic polynomial with roots \(1\) (double) and \(-2\) is:
Choose one option.
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- B. \(z^3-3z+2\)
Explanation
\((z-1)^2(z+2)=(z^2-2z+1)(z+2)=z^3-3z+2\).
Review the concept: Fundamental theorem of algebra
Every non-constant polynomial \(p\) with complex coefficients, of degree \(n\), has at least one root in \(\mathbb{C}\); hence it splits into \(n\) linear factors \(z-z_k\), with leading coefficient \(a_n\).
\[p(z)=a_n\prod_{k=1}^{n}(z-z_k)\]
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