Exercise 1676Algebra › Equations and radicalsL1Added 3 Nov 2026
A quartic with no real roots
#quartic#real roots#sum of squares
Statement
Show that the equation
has no real solutions.
Hint
Write the polynomial as a sum of squares.
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Solution
SOS decomposition.
Let me check: . Then we need to add . So
Check: , , . Sum: . Correct.
Conclusion. for all , and iff , , , which is impossible ( and ). So for all , no real roots.