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    Prakash Kapadia
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    Consider this equation x^5+x=10. Show that-

    a) the equation has only one real root

    b) this root lies between 1 and 2

    c) this root must be irrational

     

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    Shirsendu Roy
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    x^5+x-10=0

    There is only one sign change then there is only one real root

    f(1)<0,f(2)>0 then the real root lies between 1 and 2

    here Let rational number gives zero's of nth degree polynomial f(x) =a0+a1x+a2x^2+....+anx^n of integer coefficients

    If p/q is rational zero of f(x), being p and q relatively prime integers, qnot equals 0then none of these integers is a zero of f(x).

    then root is irrational

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