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How to show that a root of the equation $x (x+1)(x+2) … (x+2009) = c $ can have multiplicity at most 2?

How to show that a root of the equation $$x (x+1)(x+2) ....... (x+2009) = c $$ can have multiplicity at most 2 , and to find the value of $ c $ for which this is possible. I proceeded by using the ...
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find number of solution for given equation

suppose we we have following equations and conditions Let $k$ be the number of real solutions of the equation $e^x+x-2=0$ in the interval $[0, 1]$ and and let $n$ be the number of real solutions ...
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Formula to scale a series that is being bent with a root / power.

I have a reference number, Rx, and a series of numbers, Sx[], to compare to it. Let's call the output Ox[]. I am using a simple square root to accelerate the apparent difference between the reference ...
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Number of roots $|f(|x|)|$ has according to $f$

If $f$ has one root on $(-\infty,0)$ and two distinct roots on $(0,+\infty)$ and $f(0)=-1$, how many roots does $|f(|x|)|$ have? I know graph of $|f(|x|)|$ should be in quadrant I because $x$ ...
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First derivative

What would be the further steps for the case like this: I am finding the first derivative of a function: $f(x) = \ln(1+x^2)$ So the procedure would then be: $f'(x) = \frac{2x}{1+x^2}$. $f'(x) ...
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Chord dividing circle , function

Two chords PA and PB divide circle into three parts. The angle PAB is a root of f(x)=0. Find f(x) Clearly , PA and PB divides circle into three parts means it divides it into 3 parts of equal areas ...
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Can the inverse of this logit-like transformation be stated analytically?

For $\alpha \geq 0$ the transformation $x \mapsto \log(x) - \alpha \log(1-x)$ maps the unit interval to the real line (in fact for $\alpha = 0$ the transformation is not surjective). For $\alpha=1$ ...