document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=158746>Question 158746</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can someone help me with this question;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If a function has an odd degree and a negative leading coefficient, then what is the minimum number of zeroes it must possess/\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. -1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. This cannot be determined based on the given information. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Try it with y = x^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Notice that y is negative if x=-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Notice that y is positive if x = +10.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Somewhere between x = -10 and x= +10 the y-value must have passed thru zero.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: minimum number is one.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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