How many real solutions does the equation $x^7+14 x^5+16 x^3+30 x-560=0$ have?

How many real solutions does the equation $x^7+14 x^5+16 x^3+30 x-560=0$ have?
  1. 7
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. 5

Solution

$ \begin{aligned} & x^7+14 x^5+16 x^3+30 x-560=0 \\ & \text { Let } f(x)=x^7+14 x^5+16 x^3+30 x \\ & \Rightarrow f^{\prime}(x)=7 x^6+70 x^4+48 x^2+30>0 \forall x \end{aligned} $ $\therefore f(x)$ is an increasing function $\forall x$

Asked in: JEE Main 2008

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