Chapter 5

Question 1

What is the form of polynomial functions?

Answer 1

P(x) = axⁿ + ax^n-1 …

Example : 4x⁴ + 3x³ + 2x² +1x¹ + 5x⁰ = 4x⁴ + 3x³ + 2x² +x + 5

Question 2

How do you divide a polynomial?

Answer 2

P(x) = ax² + bx + c

rem. = remainder from dividing

d| a b c

a rem. rem.

Question 3

What does Binomian Theorem use to expand binomial powers?

Answer 3

Pascal’s Triangle

1

1 1

1 2 1

1 3 3 1

1 4 6 4 1

1 5 10 10 5 1