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Prove that 5x^3+4x-2=0 has exactly one solution

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5x^3+4x-2=0\\\\ (5x^3+4x-2)'=15x^2+4\\\\ 15x^2+4=0\\ 15x^2=-4\\ x^2=-(4)/(15)\\ x\in\emptyset

The derivative of
5x^3+4x-2 is positive for all real numbers, which means the function is increasing in its all domain and therefore there is only one intersection with the x-axis ⇒ one solution.
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