I was wondering if it is well understood under what circumstances say three univariate polynomials $f(x),g(x),h(x)$ have a common root. In this situation, I can see that the resultant of each pair must vanish but that only ensures that each pair has a common root. Is there a way to generate a finite set of polynomials in the coefficients of $f,g,h$ which tells you when all 3 share at least one common root? Would be interested in an answer for the more general (more than 3 polynomials) case too.