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| − | <math>S_4 = r^4 + s^4 + t^4 = | + | <math>\displaystyle S_4 = r^4 + s^4 + t^4 = - 127 </math>. How can the sum of squares equal a negative number (or does the polynomial have imaginary roots?). --[[User:Mysmartmouth|Sean]] 17:22, 7 November 2006 (EST) |
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Isn't this called Newton's Sums instead of Newton sums?
Most people I know call them Newton sums, but I believe the "proper" term is Newton-Gerard Identities. --ComplexZeta 22:41, 22 August 2006 (EDT)
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. How can the sum of squares equal a negative number (or does the polynomial have imaginary roots?). --Sean 17:22, 7 November 2006 (EST)
