I know its x^2 - 4x +1 but I don't understand how to get it. I've gotten as far as this:
(x^2 - (2-√3)x - (2+√3)x
Not quite; you've left out some parentheses in your typing.
Given those roots, you know that the equation is of the form
a (x - (2+√3)) (x - (2-√3))
Now we multiply the two x terms:
a (x^2 - (2-√3)x - (2+√3)x + (4-3)) -- note the 4-3 at the end is from the difference of squares.
a (x^2 - 2x + √3x - 2x - √3x + 1)
a(x^2 - 4x + 1)
Now, you simply need to pick the proper value for a such that (2, 5) is a solution.
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Not quite; you've left out some parentheses in your typing.
Given those roots, you know that the equation is of the form
a (x - (2+√3)) (x - (2-√3))
Now we multiply the two x terms:
a (x^2 - (2-√3)x - (2+√3)x + (4-3)) -- note the 4-3 at the end is from the difference of squares.
a (x^2 - 2x + √3x - 2x - √3x + 1)
a(x^2 - 4x + 1)
Now, you simply need to pick the proper value for a such that (2, 5) is a solution.