Let be a continuous onto function satisfying . If , then the minimum number of roots of the equation f(x) = 0 is _______.
Therefore, f(x) is an odd function.
Since points (-3, 2) and (5, 4) lie on the curve, (3,-2) and (-5, -4) will also lie on the curve.
For minimum number of roots, graph of continuous function f(x) is as follows:
From the above graph of f(x), it is clear that equation f(x) = 0 has at least three real roots.