A Simple Proof of Descartes's Rule of Signs
A Simple Proof of Descartes's Rule of Signs
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10.1080/00029890.2004.11920108
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2004-06
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Xiaoshen Wang
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Xiaoshen Wang
Proof We consider only the case when ao > 0 and an > 0. The other cases can be handled similarly. Because p(O) > 0 and p(x) -oc as x -oc, it is clear that the graph of p crosses the positive x-axis an even number of times, where we count crossings without regard to multiplicity. If x = a is a point at which the graph of p touches but does not cross the positive x-axis, then the multiplicity of a is even. If the graph