Are there some methods to solve the quintic equation?

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I'd seen it on wikipedia that no analytical solutions for quintic equation. However, I would like to ask are there some methods to solve it if we just consider the odd power terms shown as below:

$ax^5+ cx^3+ex+f=0$

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You are wrong; there are analytic solutions for the general quintic equations. There aren't solutions by radicals, but if you want to learn about solving quintic equations by analytic methods, I suggest these books:

  • Geometry of the Quintic, by Jerry Shurman;
  • Beyond the Quartic Equation, by R. Bruce King.

Or, if you feel brave enough, you can read the classic Lectures on the Icosahedron and the Solution of the Fifth Degree, by Felix Klein.