Given that x=2 is a root of p(x)=x^4-3x^3+6x^2-12x+8, find the other roots (real and nonreal).
x^4 - 3x^3 + 6x^2 - 12x + 8
Rewrite as :
x^4 - 3x^3 + 2x^2 + 4x^2 - 12x + 8
x^2 (x^2- 3x + 2) + 4 (x^2 - 3x + 2)
(x^2 + 4) ( x^2 - 3x + 2)
(x^2 + 4) (x -2) ( x - 1)
The roots are x = 1, x = 2 and x = ±2i