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Algebra
Level
1
A equation has an odd number as the highest power.At least how many real roots does the equation have?
The answer is 1.
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1 solution
Such an polynomial is continuous.The limit to plus infinity is infinity.And the limit to minus infinity is minus infinity.Thus it have to cross the x-axis at least once.