Given the speeds of each runner below, determine who runs the fastest.
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Answer:
- 3 or 1 positive real zeros
- 0 negative real zeros
Step-by-step explanation:
The signs of the coefficients of the given terms are ...
+ - + -
There are three sign changes, so the number of positive real zeros is 3 or 1.
When odd-degree terms have their signs changed, the signs become ...
- - - -
There are no sign changes, hence no negative real zeros.
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A graph confirms this evaluation.
