0 votes 0 votes i) $x^4+4x+c$ has atmost _______ roots. ii)Number of real roots for $x^5 + 10x+3$ ? Calculus calculus + – Anjan asked Dec 21, 2017 Anjan 463 views answer comment Share Follow See all 5 Comments See all 5 5 Comments reply joshi_nitish commented Dec 21, 2017 reply Follow Share i) 2 ii) 1 ?? 0 votes 0 votes Anjan commented Dec 21, 2017 reply Follow Share No Ans given Anyhow please explain your approach !! 0 votes 0 votes joshi_nitish commented Dec 21, 2017 reply Follow Share (i) $f(x)=x^{4}+4x+c$ $f'(x)=4x^{3}+4=0$ $\Rightarrow x^{3}=-1$ or $x=-1$ $f''(x=-1)=12> 0$ // this shows that function has only one minima at $x=-1$. this shows that above function will somewhat look like upper parabola, therfore it can have atmost 2 roots only. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (ii) $f(x)=x^{5}+10x+3$ $f'(x)=5x^{4}+10>0(always)$ since it is monotonically increasing function, it will cut x axis only once, therefore it will have only 1 root. 5 votes 5 votes Anjan commented Dec 21, 2017 reply Follow Share In sol1 u checked minima becoz of c value unknown? From the observation c cannot be >3 ryt?? 0 votes 0 votes Amar45 commented May 16, 2022 reply Follow Share @joshi_nitish q1 asks for number of roots, be it complex or real. So, at most it can have 4 roots by Fundamental theorem of Algebra. 0 votes 0 votes Please log in or register to add a comment.