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Obtain all the zeros of the polynomial x4 +4x3 -2x2 -20x-15, if two of its zeroes are √5 and −√5.

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p(x) = x4 + 4x3 -2x2 - 20x -15

x2 - 5 is factor of p(x)

∴ p(x) = (x2 -5) (x2 + 4x +3)

or p(x) = (x2 -5) (x -3) (x +1)

So, all the zeroes of p(x)(are √5, −√5, −3 and −1.



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