Let be a polynomial of degree 4 with integer coefficients, leading coefficient 1, and having as one of its zeros. What is ?
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Since a root of f ( x ) is 1 1 + 1 0 , to have integer coefficient, we can assume another positive root is 1 1 − 1 0 . Let the remaining two real roots be a and b , Then, we have:
f ( x ) = ( x − 1 1 − 1 0 ) ( x − 1 1 + 1 0 ) ( x − a ) ( x − b ) = ( ( x − 1 1 ) 2 − 1 0 ) ( x − a ) ( x − b ) = ( x 2 − 2 1 1 x + 1 ) ( x − a ) ( x − b )
To have integer coefficients, ( x − a ) ( x − b ) = ( x 2 + 2 1 1 x + 1 ) = ( x + 1 1 + 1 0 ) ( x + 1 1 − 1 0 ) . Then we have:
f ( x ) ⟹ f ( x ) f ( 1 ) = ( x 2 − 2 1 1 x + 1 ) ( x 2 + 2 1 1 x + 1 ) = x 4 − 4 2 x 2 + 1 = − 4 0 with all integer coefficients