Question 0.1.17: Sample Polynomials The following are all examples of polynom...
Sample Polynomials The following are all examples of polynomials:
f (x) = 2 (polynomial of degree 0 or constant),
f (x) = 3x + 2 (polynomial of degree 1 or linear polynomial),
f(x)=5 x^2-2 x+2 / 3 (polynomial of degree 2 or quadratic polynomial),
f(x)=x^3-2 x+1 (polynomial of degree 3 or cubic polynomial),
f(x)=-6 x^4+12 x^2-3 x+13 (polynomial of degree 4 or quartic polynomial),
and
f(x)=2 x^5+6 x^4-8 x^2+x-3 (polynomial of degree 5 or quintic polynomial).
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We show graphs of these six functions in Figures 0.20a–0.20f.

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