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Vieta's derivatives (Posted on 2016-12-02)

f(x)=x^3+x^2-3x+4

Let the zeroes of the function above be a, b and c

Find f'(a)f'(b)f'(c)

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From a graph there is one real zero

a = -2.677993482

I used synthetic division to reduce to a quadratic, then the quadratic formula gives complex conjugates b and c:

.8389967417 +/- .8886732139i

f'(x)=3x^2+2x-3

f'(a)=13.159

f'(b)=-1.579+6.25i

f'(c)=-1.579-6.25i

f'(a)f'(b)f'(c) = 547

Note: These answers are accurate to ten digits or so. I used my calculator's memory to hold them.

Posted by Jer on 2016-12-05 10:01:30

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