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algebra intermediate

Problem

Find the quadratic polynomial, with real coefficients, which has as a root, and where the coefficient of is .
Solution
Since the coefficients are real, the other roots must be Thus, the quadratic is a constant multiple of We want the coefficient of to be so we simply multiply this quadratic by to get
Final answer
-x^2 - 4x - 13