A question about zeros of polynomials

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POlynomials (or Taylor series ) of the form

P(x)= \sum_{n}a_{2n}X^{2n} with a_{2n}\ge 0 strictly

have ALWAYS pure imaginary roots ??

it happens with sinh(x)/x cos(x) could someone provide a counterexample ? is there an hypothesis with this name ??
 
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Hi zetafunction! :smile:

Hint: start by treating it as a polynomial in x2, and factor it as (x2 + z1)(x2 + z2)…(x2 + zn).

What happens if any of the zs are imaginary? :wink:
 
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