Roots of monic complex polynomial lie on a circle of radius $R$.

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A problem in my topology course asks to show that there exists a large enough $R$ such that $f(x)=z_n x^n + \dots + z_0$ has no roots on $ \mid z \mid =R$.

I am not sure how to approach this problem or where to begin looking, when I search online I am just directed to polynomials whose roots lie on the unit circle.

Also, I have not seen much complex analysis so hopefully it will not play a major role.

Thanks for any pointers in the right direction.