According to Descartes' Rule of Signs, can the polynomial function have exactly 1 positive real zero, including any repeated zeros? Choose your answer based on the rule only.g(x)=x3+6x2−x−9Choices:(A) yes(B) no
Q. According to Descartes' Rule of Signs, can the polynomial function have exactly 1 positive real zero, including any repeated zeros? Choose your answer based on the rule only.g(x)=x3+6x2−x−9Choices:(A) yes(B) no
Count Sign Changes: Count the number of sign changes in the coefficients of g(x)=x3+6x2−x−9.Coefficients: 1,6,−1,−9.Sign changes: 1 (from 6 to −1).
Descartes' Rule of Signs: According to Descartes' Rule of Signs, the number of positive real zeros is equal to the number of sign changes or less by an even number.Since there's 1 sign change, g(x) can have 1 or 0 positive real zeros.
Number of Positive Zeros: Since g(x) can have 1 positive real zero, the answer to the question is yes.