Explain, in your own words, how to evaluate a polynomial for a given value of the variable. Demonstrate the process with an example.

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parthkohli · Answer

For example, a polynomial is $2x + 16 + x^2$

If we have a given value as x = 4, then we will substitute the value of x with 4.


$\Large \color{MidnightBlue}{\rightarrow 2(4) + 16 + 4^2 }$
$\Large \color{MidnightBlue}{\rightarrow 8 + 16 + 16 }$
$\Large \color{MidnightBlue}{\rightarrow 40 }$

anonymous · Answer

That helped me understand much better, I was confused although your example helped me a large amount. Thank you :)