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Lösung 3.4:2

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If the equation has the root z=1, this means, according to the factor rule, that the equation must contain the factor z1, i.e. the polynomial on the left-hand side can be written as

z33z2+4z2=(z2+Az+B)(z1)

for some constants A and B. We can determine the second unknown factor using polynomial division,

z2+Az+B=z1z33z2+4z2=z1z3z2+z23z2+4z2=z1z2(z1)2z2+4z2=z2+z12z2+4z2=z2+z12z2+2z2z+4z2=z2+z12z(z1)+2z2=z22z+z12z2=z22z+z12(z1)=z22z+2.

Thus, the equation can be written as

(z1)(z22z+2)=0.

The advantage of writing the equation in this factorized form is that we can now conclude that the equation's two other roots must be zeros of the factor z22z+2. This is because the left-hand side is zero only when at least one of the factors z1 or z22z+2 is zero, and we see directly that z1 is zero only when z=1.

Hence, we determine the roots by solving the equation

z22z+2=0.

Completing the square gives

(z1)212+2(z1)2=0=1

and taking the root gives that z1=i, i.e. z=1i and z=1+i.

The equation's other roots are z=1i and z=1+i.


As an extra check, we investigate whether z=1i really are roots of the equation.

z=1+i:z33z2+4z2z=1i:z33z2+4z2=(z3)z+4z2=(1+i3)(1+i)+4(1+i)2=(2+i)(1+i)+4(1+i)2=(2+i2i1+4)(1+i)2=(1i)(1+i)2=12i22=1+12=0=(z3)z+4z2=(1i3)(1i)+4(1i)2=(2i)(1i)+4(1i)2=(2i+2i1+4)(1i)2=(1+i)(1i)2=12i22=1+12=0.


Note: Writing

z33z2+4z2=(z3)z+4z2 

is known as the Horner scheme and is used to reduce the amount of the arithmetical work.