Mathematics: If f(x) = ax^6 + bx^4 + cx^3 where a,b, and c are integers, how many distinct rational zeros could f(x) have

If f(x) = ax^6 + bx^4 + cx^3 where a,b, and c - id6432913487, stusullivanriley

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nuconteaza119

05.01.2022

Mathematics

You can rewrite your function as

f(x) = x^3(ax^3+bx+c)

This implies that

$f(x)=0 \iff x^3=0\quad\lor\quad ax^3+bx+c=0$

Now, we have $x^3=0\iff x=0$ , so it counts as a solution.

On the other hand, depending on the coefficient a, b and c, the cubic equation

ax^2+bx+c=0

can have either one or three solutions.

So, we have the solution x=0, and then one or three solutions coming from the cubic part. The equation as a whole thus have either two or four solutions, depending on the coefficients.

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If f(x) = ax^6 + bx^4 + cx^3 where a,b, and c are integers, how many distinct rational zeros could f(x) have

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