Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.5 - Zeros of Polynomial Functions - Exercise Set - Page 379: 76

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Consider the function: $f\left( x \right)=3{{x}^{4}}+5{{x}^{2}}+2$ The signs of the coefficients of the polynomial $f\left( x \right)$ are: $\begin{matrix} + & + & + \\ \end{matrix}$ Therefore, there is no change in signs of coefficients of $f\left( x \right)$ and this means there are no positive roots. Consider the function: $f\left( -x \right)=3{{x}^{4}}+5{{x}^{2}}+2$ The signs of the coefficients of the polynomial $f\left( -x \right)$ are: $\begin{matrix} + & + & + \\ \end{matrix}$ Therefore, there is no change in signs of $f\left( x \right)$ and this means that there are no negative roots. Therefore, the polynomial does not have any real roots and each of them are complex. Therefore, the function has no positive zeros, no negative zeros, which verify the possible roots obtained using Descartes Rule of Signs.
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