Thread: find how many solutions this ln polynomial equation has..

i thought of building a taylor series around 0 for ln
but ln(0) is undefined

??

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We use the Rolle's sequence.



and f' is increasing so it has an unique solution.



If then the Rolle's sequence is and f has a solution

If then the Rolle's sequence is and f has two solutions

If then the Rolle's sequence is and f has the solution

If then the Rolle's sequence is and f has no real solution.