SOLUTION: Consider the polynomial function f(x)=x^4-x^3-x^2-x-2 a) How many zeros does f(x) have? How many are real? How many are complex? b) Find all zeros of P real and complex.

SOLUTION: Consider the polynomial function f(x)=x^4-x^3-x^2-x-2 a) How many zeros does f(x) have? How many are real? How many are complex? b) Find all zeros of P real and complex.

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Question 1070974: Consider the polynomial function f(x)=x^4-x^3-x^2-x-2
a) How many zeros does f(x) have? How many are real? How many are complex?
b) Find all zeros of P real and complex.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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Four roots, two are real, two are complex.
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and and are the two real roots of the equation,

So the other two roots are
and
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