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give me a Quartic equation with 1 real solution?

ax^4+bx^3+cx^2+dx+e=0, can I have an equation with just 1 REAL solution?

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  • 7 years ago
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    HA! The trick is use the multiplicities! Here's an example:

    x^4 - 4x³ + 8x² - 16x + 16 = 0 has only one real solution, x = 2, and two complex solutions x = ±2i

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    7 years ago

    If the coefficients are all real numbers, it can't be done. A quadratic equation will always have four roots, including multiplicities. Complex roots always occur in conjugate pairs {a + bi and a - bi}, so there will always be 0, 2, or 4 complex roots. Hence there will always be 4, 2, or 0 real roots.

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