What is the number of real roots of the giving equation?

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1 Answer
Oct 17, 2017

The answer is #2#.

Explanation:

Using Descartes' Rule of Signs we find that there are either two or zero positive roots and zero negative roots. Therefore, since the equation given is of degree six and must have six roots, at least four of the roots are imaginary.

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