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Find a polynomial f(x) of degree 4 that has the following zeros.

4,9,0,-1
Leave your answers in factored form.

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Answer:

The answer to your question is (x₁ - 4)(x₂ - 9)(x₃)(x₄ +4)

Explanation:

Data

zeros of a polynomial = 4, 9, 0, -1

Process

1.- Equal each root to zero

x₁ = 4 x₂ = 9 x₃ = 0 x₄ = -1

x₁ - 4 = 0 x₂ - 9 = 0 x₃ = 0 x₄ + 1 = 0

2.- Write the terms together

(x₁ - 4)(x₂ - 9)(x₃)(x₄ +4)

3.- Expand to check the answer

(x - 4)(x - 9) = x² -13x + 36

(x² -13x + 36)(x) = x³ - 13x² + 36x

(x³ - 13x² + 36x)(x + 4) = x⁴ - 13x³ + 36x² + 4x³ - 52x² + 144x

= x⁴ - 9x³ - 16x² + 144

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