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Lösung 3.4:5

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A polynomial is said to have a triple root
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<math>z=c</math>
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if the equation contains the factor
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<math>\left( z-c \right)^{3}</math>
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For our equation, this means that the left-hand side can be factorized as
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<math>z^{4}-6z^{2}+az+b=\left( z-c \right)^{3}\left( z-d \right)</math>
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according to the factor theorem, where
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<math>z=c</math>
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is the triple root and
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<math>z=d\text{ }</math>
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is the equation's fourth root (according to the fundamental theorem of algebra, a fourth-order equation always has four roots, taking into account multiplicity).
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We will now try to determine
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<math>a</math>,
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<math>b</math>,
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<math>c</math>
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and
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<math>d</math>
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so that both sides in the factorization above agree.
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If we expand the right-hand side above, we get
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<math>\begin{align}
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& \left( z-c \right)^{3}\left( z-d \right)=\left( z-c \right)^{2}\left( z-c \right)\left( z-d \right) \\
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& =\left( z^{2}-2cz+c^{2} \right)\left( z-c \right)\left( z-d \right) \\
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& =\left( z^{3}-3cz^{2}+3c^{2}z-c^{3} \right)\left( z-d \right) \\
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& =z^{4}-\left( 3c+d \right)z^{3}+3c\left( c+d \right)z^{2}-c^{2}\left( c-3d \right)z+c^{3}d \\
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\end{align}</math>
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and this means that we must have
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<math>z^{4}-6z^{2}+az+b=z^{4}-\left( 3c+d \right)z^{3}+3c\left( c+d \right)z^{2}-c^{2}\left( c-3d \right)z+c^{3}d.</math>
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Because two polynomials are equal if an only if their coefficients are equal, this gives
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<math>\left\{ \begin{array}{*{35}l}
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3c+d=0 \\
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3c\left( c+d \right)=-6 \\
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-c^{2}\left( c-3d \right)=a \\
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c^{3}d=b \\
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\end{array} \right.</math>
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From the first equation, we obtain
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<math>d=-\text{3}c\text{ }</math>
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and substituting this into the second equation gives us an equation for
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<math>c</math>,
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<math>\begin{align}
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& 3c\left( c-3c \right)=-6 \\
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& -6c^{2}=-6 \\
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\end{align}</math>
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i.e.
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<math>c=-\text{1 }</math>
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or
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<math>c=\text{1}</math>. The relation
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<math>d=-\text{3}c\text{ }</math>
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gives that the corresponding values for
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<math>d</math>
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are
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<math>d=3</math>
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and
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<math>d=-3</math>. The two last equations give us the corresponding values for
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<math>a</math>
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and
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<math>b</math>,
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<math>\begin{align}
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& c=1,\ d=-3:\quad a=-1^{2}\centerdot \left( 1-3\centerdot \left( -3 \right) \right)=8 \\
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& b=1^{3}\centerdot \left( -3 \right)=-3 \\
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\end{align}</math>
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<math>\begin{align}
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& c=-1,\ d=3:\quad a=-\left( -1 \right)^{2}\centerdot \left( -1-3\centerdot 3 \right)=10 \\
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& b=\left( -1 \right)^{3}\centerdot 3=-3 \\
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\end{align}</math>
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Therefore, there are two different answers:
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<math>\bullet \quad a=\text{8 }</math>
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and
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<math>b=-\text{3}</math>
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give the triple root
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<math>z=\text{1}</math>
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and the single root
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<math>z=-\text{3}</math>;
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<math>\bullet \quad a=10</math>
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and
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<math>b=-\text{3 }</math>give the triple root
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<math>z=-\text{1 }</math>
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and the single root
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<math>z=\text{3}</math>.

Version vom 11:09, 28. Okt. 2008

A polynomial is said to have a triple root z=c if the equation contains the factor zc3 


For our equation, this means that the left-hand side can be factorized as


z46z2+az+b=zc3zd 


according to the factor theorem, where z=c is the triple root and z=d is the equation's fourth root (according to the fundamental theorem of algebra, a fourth-order equation always has four roots, taking into account multiplicity).

We will now try to determine a, b, c and d so that both sides in the factorization above agree.

If we expand the right-hand side above, we get


zc3zd=zc2zczd=z22cz+c2zczd=z33cz2+3c2zc3zd=z43c+dz3+3cc+dz2c2c3dz+c3d


and this means that we must have


z46z2+az+b=z43c+dz3+3cc+dz2c2c3dz+c3d 


Because two polynomials are equal if an only if their coefficients are equal, this gives


3c+d=03cc+d=6c2c3d=ac3d=b


From the first equation, we obtain d=3c and substituting this into the second equation gives us an equation for c,


3cc3c=66c2=6 


i.e. c=1 or c=1. The relation d=3c gives that the corresponding values for d are d=3 and d=3. The two last equations give us the corresponding values for a and b,


\displaystyle \begin{align} & c=1,\ d=-3:\quad a=-1^{2}\centerdot \left( 1-3\centerdot \left( -3 \right) \right)=8 \\ & b=1^{3}\centerdot \left( -3 \right)=-3 \\ \end{align}


\displaystyle \begin{align} & c=-1,\ d=3:\quad a=-\left( -1 \right)^{2}\centerdot \left( -1-3\centerdot 3 \right)=10 \\ & b=\left( -1 \right)^{3}\centerdot 3=-3 \\ \end{align}


Therefore, there are two different answers:


\displaystyle \bullet \quad a=\text{8 } and \displaystyle b=-\text{3} give the triple root \displaystyle z=\text{1} and the single root \displaystyle z=-\text{3};

\displaystyle \bullet \quad a=10 and \displaystyle b=-\text{3 }give the triple root \displaystyle z=-\text{1 } and the single root \displaystyle z=\text{3}.