If f ( x ) and g ( x ) are two polynomials such that the polynomial h ( x ) = x f ( x 3 ) + x 2 g ( x 6 ) is divisible by x 2 + x + 1 . Find f ( 1 ) + g ( 1 ) .
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What is the distinction between x=w and x=w^2?
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1, w and w^2 are cubr roots of unity. here due to some good combination of powers is helping to find two different equations
Can you show that such polynomials must exist? I agree that if they exist, then they must satisfy the conditions that you laid out. So, for completeness, we need to show that there is a solution, otherwise the answer would be "does not exist".
Since h ( x ) is divisible by x 2 + x + 1 , let h ( x ) = q ( x ) ( x 2 + x + 1 ) . Then we have:
x f ( x 3 ) + x 2 g ( x 6 ) ω f ( ω 3 ) + ω 2 g ( ω ) ω f ( 1 ) + ω 2 g ( 1 ) = q ( x ) ( x 2 + x + 1 ) = q ( ω ) ( ω 2 + ω + 1 ) = q ( ω ) ( 0 ) Let x = ω the third complex root of unity Note that ω 2 + ω + 1 = 0 and ω 3 = 1 Note that ω = 2 1 + 2 3 i and ω 2 = 2 1 − 2 3 i
2 1 ( f ( 1 ) + g ( 1 ) ) + 2 3 i ( f ( 1 ) − g ( 1 ) ) ⟹ f ( 1 ) + g ( 1 ) = 0 = 0
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As h ( x ) is divisible by x 2 + x + 1 we can put x = ω and x = ω 2 and it becomes
h ( ω ) = ω f ( ω 3 ) + ω 2 g ( ω 6 ) As h ( ω ) = 0
ω f ( 1 ) + ω 2 g ( 1 ) = 0
Now h ( ω 2 ) = ω 2 f ( ω 6 ) + ω 4 g ( ω 6 ) As h ( ω 2 ) = 0
ω 2 f ( 1 ) + ω g ( 1 ) = 0
now solving these two equations we get f ( 1 ) = g ( 1 ) = 0
So the answer is zero.