Question

Find the bounds on the real zeros of the following function. Please show all of your work.

f(x)= x^4 + 5x^3 + 6x^2 - 4.

Answers

Armando
my question is, what does "bound" mean?
Armando
is this the same as the vertical asymptote, if not how is different?
Reiny
The roots of your function are not rational

I used this source to approximate
http://xrjunque.nom.es/precis/rootfinder.aspx
(enter the expression x^4 + 5x^3 + 6x^2 - 4 in the input box )

x = appr. - 3.29 and x = appr. 0.64
with two additional complex roots.

I don't know what "bounds of the real zeros" means, have never seen a question worded like that before.

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