Question
Construct a new equation of which the roots are twice of those of the equation x^3-px^2+qx-r=0
Construct a new equation of which the roots are twice of those of the equation x^3-px^2+qx-r=0
Let x_1,x_2 and x_3 are three roots of the cubic equation x^3-px^2+qx-r=0
Using the Vieta's formula, the following equations are established.
x_1+x_2+x_3=p
x_1x_2+x_1x_3+x_2x_3=q
x_1x_2x_3=r
Since the roots of the new equation are twice of x_1,x_2 and x_3, we can obtain the similar equations by applying the Vieta's formula.
2x_1+2x_2+2x_3=2p
2x_12x_2+2x_12x_3+2x_22x_3=4q
2x_12x_22x_3=8r
The values on the right hand side are just coefficients of the new equation.
Then, we get the new equation as follow.
x^3-2px^2+4qx-8r=0