Odd Equations - Numberphile
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l-La9HEUIU
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If the highest power of a function or polynomial is odd (e.g.: x^3 or x^5 or x^4371) then it definitely has a solution (or root) among the real numbers. Here's a nice proof demonstrated by Prof David Eisenbud from the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute.
13 July 2014 Edit: 19 December 2017
- Topics:
- Advanced, Polynomials
- Content Type:
- Publisher, Numberphile, Video, YouTube
- NSW Mathematics Extension 1 Stage 6 Syllabus
- Functions, ME-F2 Polynomials, ME-F2.1 Remainder and factor theorems
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