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  2. Rational root theorem - Wikipedia

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    The theorem is used to find all rational roots of a polynomial, if any. It gives a finite number of possible fractions which can be checked to see if they are roots. If a rational root x = r is found, a linear polynomial ( x – r ) can be factored out of the polynomial using polynomial long division , resulting in a polynomial of lower degree ...

  3. List of theorems - Wikipedia

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    Rashevsky–Chow theorem (control theory) Rational root theorem (algebra, polynomials) Rationality theorem ; Ratner's theorems (ergodic theory) Rauch comparison theorem (Riemannian geometry) Rédei's theorem (group theory) Reeb sphere theorem ; Reeh–Schlieder theorem (local quantum field theory) Reflection theorem (algebraic number theory)

  4. List of incomplete proofs - Wikipedia

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    For example, a Fourier series of sine and cosine functions, all continuous, may converge pointwise to a discontinuous function such as a step function. Carmichael's totient function conjecture was stated as a theorem by Robert Daniel Carmichael in 1907, but in 1922 he pointed out that his proof was incomplete. As of 2016 the problem is still open.

  5. Hilbert's Nullstellensatz - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, Hilbert's Nullstellensatz (German for "theorem of zeros", or more literally, "zero-locus-theorem") is a theorem that establishes a fundamental relationship between geometry and algebra. This relationship is the basis of algebraic geometry. It relates algebraic sets to ideals in polynomial rings over algebraically closed fields.

  6. Descartes' rule of signs - Wikipedia

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    In particular, when the number of sign changes is zero or one, then there are exactly zero or one positive roots. A linear fractional transformation of the variable makes it possible to use the rule of signs to count roots in any interval. This is the basic idea of Budan's theorem and the Budan–Fourier theorem. Repeated division of an ...

  7. Galois theory - Wikipedia

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    By the rational root theorem, this has no rational zeroes. Neither does it have linear factors modulo 2 or 3. The Galois group of f(x) modulo 2 is cyclic of order 6, because f(x) modulo 2 factors into polynomials of orders 2 and 3, (x 2 + x + 1)(x 3 + x 2 + 1). f(x) modulo 3 has no linear or quadratic factor, and hence is irreducible. Thus its ...

  8. Newton's method - Wikipedia

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    For example, for Newton's method as applied to a function f to oscillate between 0 and 1, it is only necessary that the tangent line to f at 0 intersects the x-axis at 1 and that the tangent line to f at 1 intersects the x-axis at 0. [19] This is the case, for example, if f(x) = x 3 − 2x + 2.

  9. Geometrical properties of polynomial roots - Wikipedia

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    Root-finding of polynomials – Algorithms for finding zeros of polynomials; Square-free polynomial – Polynomial with no repeated root; Vieta's formulas – Relating coefficients and roots of a polynomial; Cohn's theorem relating the roots of a self-inversive polynomial with the roots of the reciprocal polynomial of its derivative.