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For our equation, this means that the left-hand side can be factorized as
For our equation, this means that the left-hand side can be factorized as
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according to the factor theorem, where <math>z=c</math> is the triple root and
according to the factor theorem, where <math>z=c</math> is the triple root and
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If we expand the right-hand side above, we get
If we expand the right-hand side above, we get
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(z-c)^3(z-d)
(z-c)^3(z-d)
&= (z-c)^2(z-c)(z-d)\\[5pt]
&= (z-c)^2(z-c)(z-d)\\[5pt]
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and this means that we must have
and this means that we must have
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{{Displayed math||<math>z^4-6z^2+az+b = z^4-(3c+d)z^3+3c(c+d)z^2-c^2(c-3d)z+c^3d\,\textrm{.}</math>}}
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{{Abgesetzte Formel||<math>z^4-6z^2+az+b = z^4-(3c+d)z^3+3c(c+d)z^2-c^2(c-3d)z+c^3d\,\textrm{.}</math>}}
Because two polynomials are equal if an only if their coefficients are equal, this gives
Because two polynomials are equal if an only if their coefficients are equal, this gives
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3c+d &= 0\,,\\[5pt]
3c+d &= 0\,,\\[5pt]
3c(c+d) &= -6\,,\\[5pt]
3c(c+d) &= -6\,,\\[5pt]
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From the first equation, we obtain <math>d=-3c</math> and substituting this into the second equation gives us an equation for <math>c</math>,
From the first equation, we obtain <math>d=-3c</math> and substituting this into the second equation gives us an equation for <math>c</math>,
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3c(c-3c) &= -6\,,\\[5pt]
3c(c-3c) &= -6\,,\\[5pt]
-6c^2 &= -6\,,
-6c^2 &= -6\,,

Version vom 13:15, 10. Mär. 2009

A polynomial is said to have a triple root \displaystyle z=c if the equation contains the factor \displaystyle (z-c)^3.

For our equation, this means that the left-hand side can be factorized as

\displaystyle z^4-6z^2+az+b = (z-c)^3(z-d)

according to the factor theorem, where \displaystyle z=c is the triple root and \displaystyle z=d is the equation's fourth root (according to the fundamental theorem of algebra, a fourth-order equation always has four roots, taking into account multiplicity).

We will now try to determine \displaystyle a, \displaystyle b, \displaystyle c and \displaystyle d so that both sides in the factorization above agree.

If we expand the right-hand side above, we get

\displaystyle \begin{align}

(z-c)^3(z-d) &= (z-c)^2(z-c)(z-d)\\[5pt] &= (z^2-2cz+c^2)(z-c)(z-d)\\[5pt] &= (z^3-3cz^2+3c^2z-c^3)(z-d)\\[5pt] &= z^4-(3c+d)z^3+3c(c+d)z^2-c^2(c-3d)z+c^3d \end{align}

and this means that we must have

\displaystyle z^4-6z^2+az+b = z^4-(3c+d)z^3+3c(c+d)z^2-c^2(c-3d)z+c^3d\,\textrm{.}

Because two polynomials are equal if an only if their coefficients are equal, this gives

\displaystyle \left\{\begin{align}

3c+d &= 0\,,\\[5pt] 3c(c+d) &= -6\,,\\[5pt] -c^2(c-3d) &= a\,,\\[5pt] c^3d &= b\,\textrm{.} \end{align}\right.

From the first equation, we obtain \displaystyle d=-3c and substituting this into the second equation gives us an equation for \displaystyle c,

\displaystyle \begin{align}

3c(c-3c) &= -6\,,\\[5pt] -6c^2 &= -6\,, \end{align}

i.e. \displaystyle c=-1 or \displaystyle c=1. The relation \displaystyle d=-3c gives that the corresponding values for \displaystyle d are \displaystyle d=3 and \displaystyle d=-3. The two last equations give us the corresponding values for \displaystyle a and \displaystyle b,


\displaystyle \begin{align} c=1,\ d=-3:\quad a &= -1^2\cdot (1-3\cdot (-3)) = 8\,,\\[5pt] b &= 1^3\cdot (-3) = -3\,,\\[10pt] c=-1,\ d=3:\quad a &= -(-1)^2\cdot (-1-3\cdot 3) = 10\,,\\[5pt] b &= (-1)^3\cdot 3 = -3\,\textrm{.} \end{align}


Therefore, there are two different answers,

  • \displaystyle a=8 and \displaystyle b=-3 give the triple root \displaystyle z=1 and the single root \displaystyle z=-3,
  • \displaystyle a=10 and \displaystyle b=-3 give the triple root \displaystyle z=-1 and the single root \displaystyle z=3.