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#1 2011-02-28 05:31:50
- traceylouise
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any polynomial eqn of order n
hi,
is it true that for any equation of order n, it will have n roots? for example,
in a quadratic, there are AT MOST 2 roots
in a cubic, there are AT MOST 3 roots
does this mean for a quartic there are 4 roots, for an equation of order 10 there are 10 roots, and so on?
#2 2011-02-28 05:35:22
- bobbym
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Re: any polynomial eqn of order n
Hi traceylouise;
Welcome to the forum!
Yes, that is correct. Sometimes they can have multiple roots. And of course we are talking about polynomials.
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