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| Changes of sign | Number of positive roots |
| 1 | + | + | + | + | + | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | + | + | + | + | + | 2 | 0, 2 |
| 3 | + | − | − | + | + | 2 | 0, 2 |
| 4 | + | − | − | − | + | 2 | 0, 2 |
| 5 | + | + | + | − | + | 2 | 0, 2 |
| 6 | + | + | − | + | + | 2 | 0, 2 |
| 7 | + | + | − | − | + | 2 | 0, 2 |
| 8 | + | − | + | − | + | 4 | 0, 2, 4 |