POLYNOMIAL
FUNCTIONS
Problems
Problem : Identify the degree,
leading coefficient, and constant term of the following polynomial: -3x 4 +5x 2 - x -
4 .
Degree: 4. Leading coefficient: -3. Constant
term: -4.
Problem : Identify the degree,
leading coefficient, and constant term of the following polynomial: 5x 6 +2x 5 -2x 4 +7x 3 - x 2 - x +
23 .
Degree: 6. Leading coefficient: 5. Constant
term: 23.
Problem : List the coefficients
of x n, x n-1, x n-2,..., x 2, x in
that order for the following polynomial of degree n : 16x 8 +3x 7 - x 4 + x 3 -
5x .
16, 3, 0, 0, - 1, 1, 0, - 5 .
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