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Let a be an integer such that all the real roots of the polynomial 2x^5+5x^4+10x^3+10x^2+10x+10 lie in the interval (a,a+1). Then, |a| is equal to .

JEE Main 2021 — Mathematics Calculus

2021integermedium

Let aaa be an integer such that all the real roots of the polynomial 2x5+5x4+10x3+10x2+10x+102{x}^{5}+5{x}^{4}+10{x}^{3}+10{x}^{2}+10x+102x5+5x4+10x3+10x2+10x+10 lie in the interval (a,a+1)(a,a+1)(a,a+1). Then, ∣a∣|a|∣a∣ is equal to ______.

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