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algebra intermediate

Problem

The polynomial is divisible by for some real numbers and Find
Solution
If is divisible by then must be equal to 0 any time is a root of

Let be a root of so Then or which means

By the Factor Theorem, We have that so Since is a nonreal complex number, we must have and so
Final answer
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