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Find the polynomial equation of least degree with roots -1, 3, and (+/-)3i

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Each of these roots can be expressed as a binomial:

(x+1)=0, which solves to -1
(x-3)=0, which solves to 3
(x-3i)=0 which solves to 3i
(x+3i)=0, which solves to -3i
There are four roots, so our final equation will have x^4 as the least degree

Multiply them together. I'll multiply the i binomials first:
(x-3i)(x+3i) = x²+3ix-3ix-9i²
x²-9i²
x²+9 [since i²=-1]

Now I'll multiply the first two binomials together:
(x+1)(x-3) = x²-3x+x-3
x²-2x-3
Lastly, we'll multiply the two derived terms together:

(x²+9)(x²-2x-3) [from the binomial, I'll distribute the first term, then the second term, and I'll stack them so we can simply add like terms together]

x^4 -2x³-3x²
+9x²-18x-27
x^4-2x³+6x²-18x-27

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