3.6 Complex Zereos. The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra says that...

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3.6 Complex Zereos

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Page 1: 3.6 Complex Zereos. The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra says that every polynomial with complex coefficients must have.

3.6 Complex Zereos

Page 2: 3.6 Complex Zereos. The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra says that every polynomial with complex coefficients must have.

The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra

• The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra says that every polynomial with complex coefficients must have at least one complex zero.

• Remember real numbers like 7 can be considered complex when written as 7 + 0i. So any polynomial will have complex zeros.

• The degree of the polynomial tells you exactly how many complex roots exist

• Even degree polynomials may have no real roots while odd degree must have one real root.

• Remember, Imaginary roots exist in pairs.

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The Complete Factorization Theorem

• The Complete Factorization Theorem states that for any polynomial with degree 1 or greater the polynomial can be written as P(x) = a(x – c1) (x – c2) (x – c3) .... (x – cn) where a and c1, c2, c3, ... cn are complex numbers.

• This means that a polynomial can be written in factored form.

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