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We first show the existence of an effective determinantal representation for any univariate polynomial with real coefficients. Then, we more precisely establish that any univariate polynomial with real coefficients has an effective…

We give an explicit formula for the discriminant $\Delta_f (x)$ of the quadrinomials of the form $f (x)=x^n+ t (x^2+ax+b)$. The proof uses Bezoutians of polynomials.

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This paper exhibits a very simple formula for a particular solution of a linear ordinary differential equation with constant real coefficients, P(d/dt)x = f, f a function given by a linear combination of polynomials, trigonometrical and…

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