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MATH / Find the cubic polynomial, in x, with integer coefficients that has cos20^(∘) as a root. The coefficient of x³ should be positive, and the coefficients should have no common factor…

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Find the cubic polynomial, in x,x, with integer coefficients that has cos20∘\cos 20^\circ as a root. The coefficient of x3x^3 should be positive, and the coefficients should have no common factor other than 1.
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Find the cubic polynomial, in x, with integer coefficients that has cos20^(∘) as a root.  The coefficient of x³ should be positive, and the coefficients should have no common factor other than 1.
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Find the cubic polynomial, in $x,$ with integer coefficients that has $\cos 20^\circ$ as a root.  The coefficient of $x^3$ should be positive, and the coefficients should have no common factor other than 1.

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Level 5

type

Precalculus

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