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Rational Root Theorem

The rational root theorem states that for any polynomial anxp + an+1xp-1 + ...+ a0x1 + d = 0, at least one root is of the form p/q, where p is the set of all factors of the constant term d and q is the set of all factors of the leading coefficient an.