Answer:
f(x) = x³ -12x² +46x +148
Step-by-step explanation:
When p is a root of polynomial function f(x), (x -p) is a factor. When the coefficients are real, any complex roots come in conjugate pairs.
Given the two roots of f(x), we know the third root is the conjugate of the given complex root. The factored form will be ...
f(x) = (x -(-2))(x -(7 +5i))(x -(7 -5i))
Rearranging a bit, this is ...
f(x) = (x +2)((x -7) -5i)((x -7) +5i)
The latter two factors are recognizable as the factors of the difference of squares, so this is ...
f(x) = (x +2)((x -7)² -(5i)²) = (x +2)((x -7)² +25)
Multiplying the factors, we have ...
f(x) = (x +2)(x² -14x +49 +25) = (x +2)(x² -14x +74)
f(x) = x³ -14x² +74x +2x² -28x +148 . . . . . use the distributive property
f(x) = x³ -12x² +46x +148 . . . . . . . . . . collect terms