fundamental theorem of algebra

fundamental theorem of algebra
Theorem of equations proved by Carl Friedrich Gauss in 1799.

It states that every polynomial equation of degree n with complex number coefficients has n roots, or solutions, in the complex numbers.

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      Theorem of equations proved by Carl Friedrich Gauss (Gauss, Carl Friedrich) in 1799. It states that every polynomial equation of degree n with complex number coefficients has n roots, or solutions, in the complex numbers.

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