I came across a problem which I am unable to solve.
Let there be a quartic polynomial \(ax^4 + bx^3 + cx^2 + dx + e = 0\), having real coefficients and roots p,q,r,s . Calculate the value of \((1+ p^2)(1 +q^2)(1+r^2)(1+s^2)\). Kindly provide full solutions .
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Hint:- f(x)=ax4+bx3+cx2+dx+e=a(x−p)(x−q)(x−r)(x−s) What is f(i)∗f(−i)?
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You forgot 'a' on RHS.
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Ouch. Sorry. Fixed now.
Got that.