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1 : Consider the function . According to the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra,
how many (possibly complex-valued) zeros are there for ?
1.1 : There are
real-valued solutions.
1.1.1 : This means there could be
real-valued zeros.
Remember that this means there definitely could be a lower
number of real valued solutions than complex valued solutions. In particular, if
there are irreducible quadratic factors; but we will cover this more later!
1.2 : What is the leading term in this polynomial?
Remember that you may
need to simplify (combine like terms) the polynomial to get the correct leading term.
1.3 : What is the leading coefficient in this polynomial?
Remember that you
may need to simplify (combine like terms) the polynomial to get the correct leading
coefficient.
2 : Consider the function . According to the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra,
how many (possibly complex-valued) zeros are there for ?
2.1 : There are
real-valued solutions.
2.1.1 : This means there could be
real-valued zeros.
Remember that this means there definitely could be a lower
number of real valued solutions than complex valued solutions. In particular, if
there are irreducible quadratic factors; but we will cover this more later!
2.2 : What is the leading term in this polynomial?
Remember that you may
need to simplify (combine like terms) the polynomial to get the correct leading term.
2.3 : What is the leading coefficient in this polynomial?
Remember that you
may need to simplify (combine like terms) the polynomial to get the correct leading
coefficient.
3 : Consider the function . According to the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra,
how many (possibly complex-valued) zeros are there for ?
3.1 : There are
real-valued solutions.
3.1.1 : This means there could be
real-valued zeros.
Remember that this means there definitely could be a lower
number of real valued solutions than complex valued solutions. In particular, if
there are irreducible quadratic factors; but we will cover this more later!
3.2 : What is the leading term in this polynomial?
Remember that you may
need to simplify (combine like terms) the polynomial to get the correct leading term.
3.3 : What is the leading coefficient in this polynomial?
Remember that you
may need to simplify (combine like terms) the polynomial to get the correct leading
coefficient.
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(For example, "sqrt" for root, "mat" for matrix, or "defi" for definite integral.)