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I've seen a few conflicting pieces of information online.



So far, I know that with real coefficients there will always be one real root. But how about with complex coefficients?



At very least could you give me a counter example? a cubic with no real roots






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    I've seen a few conflicting pieces of information online.



    So far, I know that with real coefficients there will always be one real root. But how about with complex coefficients?



    At very least could you give me a counter example? a cubic with no real roots






    polynomials complex-numbers roots real-numbers







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      I've seen a few conflicting pieces of information online.



      So far, I know that with real coefficients there will always be one real root. But how about with complex coefficients?



      At very least could you give me a counter example? a cubic with no real roots






      polynomials complex-numbers roots real-numbers







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      I've seen a few conflicting pieces of information online.



      So far, I know that with real coefficients there will always be one real root. But how about with complex coefficients?



      At very least could you give me a counter example? a cubic with no real roots






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          One of the best things you can remember is that over a field (like the reals or complex numbers) roots come from linear factors. Use this to build your own examples: $f(z) =(z-i)^3$. If you want three distinct complex roots, do something like $f(z) = (z-i)(z+i)(z-2i)$.






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            As you already know, a cubic with real coefficients always has one real root, so there is no counterexample of a cubic with real coefficients with no real roots.



            A cubic with complex coefficients with no real roots is easy to find; take $x^3+i$.






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              One of the best things you can remember is that over a field (like the reals or complex numbers) roots come from linear factors. Use this to build your own examples: $f(z) =(z-i)^3$. If you want three distinct complex roots, do something like $f(z) = (z-i)(z+i)(z-2i)$.






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                One of the best things you can remember is that over a field (like the reals or complex numbers) roots come from linear factors. Use this to build your own examples: $f(z) =(z-i)^3$. If you want three distinct complex roots, do something like $f(z) = (z-i)(z+i)(z-2i)$.






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                  One of the best things you can remember is that over a field (like the reals or complex numbers) roots come from linear factors. Use this to build your own examples: $f(z) =(z-i)^3$. If you want three distinct complex roots, do something like $f(z) = (z-i)(z+i)(z-2i)$.






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                  One of the best things you can remember is that over a field (like the reals or complex numbers) roots come from linear factors. Use this to build your own examples: $f(z) =(z-i)^3$. If you want three distinct complex roots, do something like $f(z) = (z-i)(z+i)(z-2i)$.







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                      As you already know, a cubic with real coefficients always has one real root, so there is no counterexample of a cubic with real coefficients with no real roots.



                      A cubic with complex coefficients with no real roots is easy to find; take $x^3+i$.






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                        As you already know, a cubic with real coefficients always has one real root, so there is no counterexample of a cubic with real coefficients with no real roots.



                        A cubic with complex coefficients with no real roots is easy to find; take $x^3+i$.






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                          As you already know, a cubic with real coefficients always has one real root, so there is no counterexample of a cubic with real coefficients with no real roots.



                          A cubic with complex coefficients with no real roots is easy to find; take $x^3+i$.






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                          As you already know, a cubic with real coefficients always has one real root, so there is no counterexample of a cubic with real coefficients with no real roots.



                          A cubic with complex coefficients with no real roots is easy to find; take $x^3+i$.







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