Multiple choice

The number of minimum possible complex roots of the equation $\displaystyle x^{6}-3x^{5}+4x^{3}+3x^{2}+4=0 $ is $2$

  1. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

  2. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion

  3. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect

  4. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

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AI explanation

Using the given equation x^6 - 3x^5 + 4x^3 + 3x^2 + 4 = 0, we substitute x = 1 to get 1 - 3 + 4 + 3 + 4 = 9, and x = -1 to get 1 + 3 - 4 + 3 + 4 = 7. Because neither value results in zero, the polynomial has no real roots at 1 or -1, so it cannot have four or six complex roots. The minimum number of complex roots it can have is therefore 2, confirming the assertion and its underlying reason are correct.