Lösung 2.3:4b
Aus Online Mathematik Brückenkurs 1
A first-degree equation which has \displaystyle x=1+\sqrt{3} as a root is \displaystyle x-(1+\sqrt{3}\,)=0, which we can also write as \displaystyle x-1-\sqrt{3} = 0. In the same way, we have that \displaystyle x-(1-\sqrt{3}\,)=0, i.e., \displaystyle x-1+\sqrt{3}=0 is a first-degree equation that has \displaystyle x=1-\sqrt{3} as a root. If we multiply these two first-degree equations together, we get a second-degree equation with \displaystyle x=1+\sqrt{3} and \displaystyle x=1-\sqrt{3} as roots,
The first factor become zero when \displaystyle x=1+\sqrt{3} and the second factor becomes zero when \displaystyle x=1-\sqrt{3}\,.
Nothing really prevents us from answering with \displaystyle (x-1-\sqrt{3}\,)(x-1+\sqrt{3}\,) = 0, but if we want to give the equation in standard form, we need to expand the left-hand side,
to get the equation \displaystyle x^{2}-2x-2=0\,.
Note: Exactly as in exercise a, we can multiply the equation by a non-zero constant a
and still have a second-degree equation with the same roots.
