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How many unique roots will a fifth degree polynomial function have ?

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it will have 5 roots
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Answer:

5

Explanation:

The polynomial of the form
ax+b=0 will have a maximum of one root or zeros because the highest degree of the variable is one.

The polynomial of the form
ax^2+bX+C=0 will have a maximum of two root or zeros because the highest degree of the variable is two.

similarly

The polynomial of the form
ax^5+bx^4+cx^3+dx^2+eX+f=0 will have a maximum of five root or zeros because the highest degree of the variable is five.

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