Algebra

by Boundless

polynomial functions, which appear in settings ranging from basic chemistry and physics to economics and social science. A graph of a polynomial is shown in Figure 1.10. A polynomial is either zero or can be written as the sum of a finite number of non-zero terms. Each term consists of the product of a constant (called the coefficient of the term) and a finite number of variables raised to whole number powers. The value of a variable's exponent is called the degree of that variable. The degree of the term is the sum