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Expanding \$a(a^2+4)\$ gives \$a^3+4a\$, and subtracting 2 yields \$a^3+4a-2=0\$."}]},{"id":"a233b289-bb21-9ff2-bfbd-1122b7f3492b","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"A sign change means one output is [ ] and the other is [ ].","back":"A sign change means one output is negative and the other is positive.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"A sign change means one output is negative and the other is positive.","correct":true,"explanation":"A sign change occurs when two function outputs have opposite signs: one is negative and the other is positive. This supports the existence of a root between them for a continuous function."},{"text":"A sign change means one output is positive and the other is positive.","correct":false,"explanation":"Two positive outputs have the same sign, so no sign change has occurred. 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\$f(0)=-2\$
\$f(1)=4\$
Opposite signs and continuous, so a root lies between.

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\$f(0)=-2\$
\$f(1)=4\$
Opposite signs and continuous, so a root lies between.

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\$f(0)=2\$
\$f(1)=4\$
Same signs and continuous, so a root lies between.

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\$f(0)=-2\$
\$f(1)=2\$
Opposite signs and continuous, so a root lies between.

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\$f(0)=-2\$
\$f(1)=4\$
Opposite signs but not continuous, so no conclusion follows.

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