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No real roots if coefficients sum to less than root 2
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1/1/2011
Prove that the polynomial
x
4
+
λ
x
3
+
μ
x
2
+
ν
x
+
1
x^4+\lambda x^3+\mu x^2+\nu x+1
x
4
+
λ
x
3
+
μ
x
2
+
νx
+
1
has no real roots if
λ
,
μ
,
ν
\lambda, \mu , \nu
λ
,
μ
,
ν
are real numbers satisfying
∣
λ
∣
+
∣
μ
∣
+
∣
ν
∣
≤
2
|\lambda |+|\mu |+|\nu |\le \sqrt{2}
∣
λ
∣
+
∣
μ
∣
+
∣
ν
∣
≤
2
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