SOLUTION: State the possible number of imaginary zeros of f(x) = 10x^3 - 4x^2 + 2x - 6.

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Question 696225: State the possible number of imaginary zeros of f(x) = 10x^3 - 4x^2 + 2x - 6.
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A polynomial function of degree has exactly zeros counting any multiplicities. Complex zeros of polynomials with real coefficients ALWAYS appear in conjugate pairs. So if is odd, the possible number of complex zeros is .

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