Question 1421b

Complex Numbers
2021 Paper 2 Question 1 Variant

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One of the roots of the equation
x3+2x2+ax+b=0,x^3 + 2 x^2 + ax + b = 0,
where a{a} and b{b} are real, is 3+12i.{- 3 + \frac{1}{2} \mathrm{i}.} Find the other roots of the equations and the values of a{a} and b.{b.}
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