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Let's wrap this up by putting some
ideas together here to get the big picture...
Here's our list of important theorems:
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An
n degree polynomial
has,
at most,
n
real zeros. |
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An odd
degree polynomial
has, at least, one real zero. |
*Remember that the
tails shoot off in opposite directions.
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An
nth
degree polynomial has
EXACTLY
n
ZEROS!
(real and
complex) |
This isn't a theorem -- but, it IS
important!
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Complex zeros always occur
in
conjugate pairs. |
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next
page
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