If and are the roots of the equation , determine the equation whose roots are and .
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Since, m and n are the roots to the polynomial x 2 − 2 x + 3 , therefore m 2 − 2 m + 3 = 0 and n 2 − 2 n + 3 = 0 .
By synthetic division, it can be seen that :- ( i ) m 3 − 3 m 2 + 5 m − 2 = ( 0 m 2 − 2 m + 3 ) ( m − 1 ) + 1 ( i i ) n 3 − n 2 + n + 5 = ( 0 n 2 − 2 n + 3 ) ( n + 1 ) + 2 ⟹ m 3 − 3 m 2 + 5 m − 2 = 1 and n 3 − n 2 + n + 5 = 2 .
So, the required polynomial is x 2 − ( 1 + 2 ) x + ( 1 ⋅ 2 ) = x 2 − 3 x + 2 .