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The polynomial z^5 + 3z + 1 has one zero in the unit disc

Example

The polynomial

$p (z) = z^{5} + 3 z + 1$

has exactly one zero in the unit disc.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: The polynomial $p (z) = z^{5} + 3 z + 1$ and the unit circle $∣ z ∣ = 1$ .

[L1]

Rouché's theorem preserves the zero count when the strict boundary inequality holds (Rouche's theorem in the classical strict-inequality form).

Verification

technique · direct

1.1givenalgebra

On $∣ z ∣ = 1$ , $∣ z^{5} + 1 ∣ \leq ∣ z ∣^{5} + 1 = 2 < 3 = ∣ 3 z ∣ .$

2.1step 1.1L1∎

Apply [L1] with $f = p$ and $g (z) = 3 z$ . The function $3 z$ has exactly one zero in $∣ z ∣ < 1$ , so $p$ has exactly one zero there as well.

Depends on

Rouche's theorem in the classical strict-inequality form

Used by

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Sources

R. W. Howell and J. H. Mathews, Complex Analysis, §8.7 (standard reference, not scraped)