Locating trinomial zeros (Q1746483)

Let \(p(z) = z^n + z^k - 1\), with \(n\geq 2\), \(1 \leq k \leq n-1\), and \(g=\gcd(n,k)\). The authors study the location of the zeros of \(p\). Their main result states that the trinomial \(p\) has \(2g\lceil (n+k)/(6g) \rceil-g \) interior zeros (zeros of modulus \(<1\)), \(n-2g\lceil (n+k)/(6g) \rceil-g\) exterior zeros (zeros of modulus \(>1\)), and when \(6g\) divides \(n+k,\) it has \(2g \) unimodular zeros. This result extends that of \textit{M. Brilleslyper} and \textit{B. Schaubroeck} [``Locating unimodular roots'', Coll. Math. J. 45, No. 3, 162--168 (2014; \url{doi:10.4169/college.math.j.45.3.162})], who proved the statement concerning unimodular zeros.