How do I generate a polynomial from roots that are repeated?

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So I've got the roots of a polynomial from which I want to design the polynomial.
The thing is that I've got 8 roots, 4 of which are repeated. These are the roots I have:
-0.7437 - 1.4178i
-0.7437 - 1.4178i
-1.1031 + 0.1267i
-1.1031 + 0.1267i
-0.4571 + 0.9526i
-0.4571 + 0.9526i
-0.0977 + 1.0976i
-0.0977 + 1.0976i
When I do the polynomial by using the function poly, I get the polynomial that corresponds to the 8 roots but I'd like the polynomial for only the 4, non-repeated roots.
How could I do this? (I know I could probably eliminate the repeated, but I'd like a function that considers repeated roots or something).
Thanks in advance

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Star Strider
Star Strider on 28 Nov 2020
Edited: Star Strider on 28 Nov 2020
Iinteresting. I would expect no repeats, and complex conjugate values instead.
Try this:
rts = [ -0.7437 - 1.4178i
-0.7437 - 1.4178i
-1.1031 + 0.1267i
-1.1031 + 0.1267i
-0.4571 + 0.9526i
-0.4571 + 0.9526i
-0.0977 + 1.0976i
-0.0977 + 1.0976i];
Urts = unique(rts);
p1 = poly(Urts);
Ucrts = [Urts; conj(Urts)];
p2 = poly(Ucrts);
.
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Image Analyst
Image Analyst on 28 Nov 2020
Did you try just multiplying them all together?
x = linspace(-8, 5, 1000);
r1 = -0.7437 - 1.4178i
r2 = -0.7437 - 1.4178i
r3 = -1.1031 + 0.1267i
r4 = -1.1031 + 0.1267i
r5 = -0.4571 + 0.9526i
r6 = -0.4571 + 0.9526i
r7 = -0.0977 + 1.0976i
r8 = -0.0977 + 1.0976i
y = (x-r1).*(x-r2).*(x-r3).*(x-r4).*(x-r5).*(x-r6).*(x-r7).*(x-r8)
plot(x, real(y), 'r-', 'LineWidth', 2);
hold on;
plot(x, imag(y), 'b-', 'LineWidth', 2);
grid on;
legend('Real', 'Imaginary');
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Guillem Campins
Guillem Campins on 28 Nov 2020
Hmm the problem with that is that I need the value of the polynomial in a straight form (as in x^3+2x^2+1) more than I need the plot, and the polynomial is expressed in a very non-straight form by doing that.
Thanks for the effort, though :)
Image Analyst
Image Analyst on 28 Nov 2020
Maybe might have to use the symbolic toolbox, which I don't have, to do the multiplication.

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