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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A parabola always has at least one and at most two zeros. A. True B. False

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@ParthKohli ?

Parth (parthkohli):

@dpaInc told you lol didn't he

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I DONT REMEMBER :'( i think he said its true

Parth (parthkohli):

Yeah

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a parabola doesn't have to have a zero... for instance, x^2 + 1 has no (real) zeros

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thus it would be false, right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_of_a_function#Polynomial_roots >Many real polynomials of even degree do not have a real root, but the fundamental theorem of algebra states that every polynomial of degree n has n complex roots so the answer is false

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if you are counting only real roots

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