The numbers 1,-1 and a+1 are the roots of the equation x^3+6x^2-2bx-3c-12=0.
Find the values of a,b,c.
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Easier to read: The numbers \(1,-1\) and \(a+1\) are the roots of the equation \(x^3+6x^2-2bx-3c-12=0\). Find the values of \(a,b,c\).
Since 1 is a root, by the Remainder Theorem :
1^3 + 6(1)^2 - 2b(1) -3c -12 = 0
1 + 6 - 2b - 3c - 12 = 0
-2b - 3c = 5 (1)
Likewise....since -1 is a root
(-1)^3 + 6(-1)^2 - 2b(-1) - 3c - 12 = 0
-1 + 6 + 2b - 3c - 12 = 0
2b - 3c = 7 (2)
Add ( 1) and (2) and we get that
-6c = 12
c = -2
2b -3(-2) = 7
2b = 1
b = 1/2
-3(-2) - 12 = -6
By Vieta
(1)(-1) (a + 1) = 6
-a - 1 = 6
-a = 7
a = -7