Question
Find roots of polynomial $$ p(x) = x^4-312x^3+18252x^2 $$
Answer
The roots of polynomial $ p(x) $ are:
$$ \begin{aligned}x_1 &= 0\\[1 em]x_2 &= 234\\[1 em]x_3 &= 78 \end{aligned} $$Explanation
Step 1:
Factor out $ \color{blue}{ x^2 }$ from $ x^4-312x^3+18252x^2 $ and solve two separate equations:
$$ \begin{aligned} x^4-312x^3+18252x^2 & = 0\\[1 em] \color{blue}{ x^2 }\cdot ( x^2-312x+18252 ) & = 0 \\[1 em] \color{blue}{ x^2 = 0} ~~ \text{or} ~~ x^2-312x+18252 & = 0 \end{aligned} $$One solution is $ \color{blue}{ x = 0 } $. Use second equation to find the remaining roots.
Step 2:
The solutions of $ x^2-312x+18252 = 0 $ are: $ x = 78 ~ \text{and} ~ x = 234$.
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