Grade 11Algebra
A polynomial of degree 5,we have got two real roots a,b.How many real roots it must have in total?
A polynomial of degree 5,we have got two real roots a,b.How many real roots it must have in total?
1 Answer
sudhir pal
a polynomial of odd degree always have odd no of roots(real).
In this problem given that degree is 5 and we already know 2 roots (real). so it can have 3 or 5 real roots depending on other situation. since no more information is given we cannot predict exact no. of roots.
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