RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ZEROS AND COEFFICIENTS OF CUBIC POLYNOMIAL

For a cubic polynomial ax3 + bx2 + cx + d (a ? 0), with ? ,? and ? at its zeros,
we have :
Sum of three zeros
a
? b
?? ? ? ?? ?
Sum of the product of its zeros taken two at a time
a
??? ? ?? ??? ? c
Product of its zeros
a
? d
???? ?
The cubic polynomial whose zeros are ? ,? and ? is given by
f(x) ? {x3 ? (? ? ? ?? )x2 ? (?? ? ?? ??? )x ????}
(coefficient of x)
(constant term)
(coefficient of x)
(coefficient of x2)
(constant term)
(coefficient of x2)
MANISH
KUMAR
P R E - F O U N D A T I O N B Y MATHEMATICS
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ZEROS AND COEFFICIENTS OF A BI-QUADRATIC POLYNOMIAL
For a bi-quadratic polynomial ax4 + bx3 + cx2 + dx + e (a ? 0), with ? ,? ,? and
? as its zeros, we have :
Sum of four zeros
a
? b
?? ? ? ?? ?? ?
Sum of the product of its zeros taken two at a time
a
??? ??? ??? ? ?? ? ?? ??? ? c
Sum of the product of its zeros taken three at a time
a
? b
???? ???? ? ??? ???? ?
Product of all the four zeros
a
????? ? e
The bi-quadratic polynomial whose zeros are ? ,? ,? and ? is given by
f(x) ? {x4 ? (? ? ? ?? ?? )x3 ? (?? ??? ??? ? ?? ? ?? ??? )x2 ? (??? ???? ? ???
???? )x ????? }