Precalculus · Problem 49

Rational Functions — Stitz & Zeager

Mathematics — Precalculus · constructing-polynomial-from-zeros

Problem

Create a polynomial ff with real number coefficients which has all of the desired characteristics. You may leave the polynomial in factored form. • The zeros of ff are c=±1c = \pm 1 and c=±ic = \pm i • The leading term of f(x)f(x) is 42x442x^4

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