a) Find the values of aÎR for which a i is a solution of z 2z 7z 4z 10 0 4 3 2 − + − + = .
Also find all the roots of this equation. (5)
b) Find all the 8th roots of 3i − 3. Also show any one of them in an Argand diagram.
Obtain the resolvent cubics, by Descartes’ method and by Ferrari’s method, of the
equation x 4x 8 0 4 3 + + = . Are the cubics the same? Further, use either method to
obtain the roots of this equation.