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3.3E: Complex Zeros of Quadratics Functions (Exercises)

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    section 3.3 exercise

    1. Write each complex expression with the complex number \(i\).

    1. \(\sqrt{-9}\)
    2. \(\sqrt{-16}\)
    3. \(\sqrt{-51}\)
    4. \(\sqrt{-24}\)

    2. Perform each operation and simplify each expression to a single complex number of the form a + bi.

    1. \(\sqrt{-6} \sqrt{-24}\)
    2. \(\sqrt{-81} - \sqrt{-4}\)
    3. \(3\sqrt{-25} - 4\sqrt{-64}\)

    3. Simplify each expression to a single complex number of the form a + bi.

    1. \(\dfrac{4+\sqrt{-9} }{4}\)
    2. \(\dfrac{2+\sqrt{-12} }{2}\)
    3. \(\dfrac{4+\sqrt{-20} }{2}\)

    4. Find the zeros of each quadratic functions. Write complex zeros in the form a + bi.

    1. \(f(x)=x^{2} -4x+13\)
    2. \(f(x)=x^{2} -2x+5\)
    3. \(f(x)=3x^{2} +2x+10\)

    5. Perform each operation and simplify each expression to a single complex number of the form a + bi.

    1. \(\left(3+2i\right)+(5-3i)\)
    2. \(\left(-2-4i\right)+\left(1+6i\right)\)
    3. \(\left(-5+3i\right)-(6-i)\)
    4. \(\left(2+3i\right)(4i)\)
    5. \(\left(-2+4i\right)\left(8\right)\)

    6. Perform each operation and simplify each expression to a single complex number of the form a + bi.

    1. \(\left(3+4i\right)\left(3-4i\right)\)
    2. \(\left(2+3i\right)(4-i)\)
    3. \(\left(-1+2i\right)(-2+3i)\)
    4. \(\left(4-2i\right)(4+2i)\)

    7. The quadratic function \(y=f(x) \) has a zero \(x = 4i \) and the graph contains the point (0,5).

    1. What is the other zero?
    2. Find a formula for the quadratic function \(f(x) \) with real coefficients.

    8. The quadratic function \(y=g(x) \) has a zero \(x = -3i \) and the graph contains the point (2,4).

    1. What is the other zero?
    2. Find a formula for the quadratic function \(g(x) \) with real coefficients.

    9. The quadratic function \(y=h(x) \) has a zero \(x = 2 + 3i \) and the graph contains the point (3,-1).

    1. What is the other zero?
    2. Find a formula for the quadratic function \(h(x) \) with real coefficients.

    10. The polynomial function \(y=k(x) \) has zeros \(x = -4 -5i \) and the graph contains the point (-1,2).

    1. Are there any other zeros?
    2. Find a formula for \(k(x) \) with real coefficients. Is \(k(x) \)a quadratic function?
    Answer

    1. a) \(4i\)

    2. b) \(5i\)

    4. a) \(2 \pm 3i\)

    5. a) \(8 - i\)

    6. a) \(25\)

    7. a) \(x = -4i\) is also a zero. b) \(f(x)= \dfrac{5}{16}x^2+5 \)


    3.3E: Complex Zeros of Quadratics Functions (Exercises) is shared under a CC BY-SA license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Jason Gardner.

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