Question

what is a zero of a polynomial function?

A) the value of the polynomial when zero is substituted for the variable.

B) A coefficient of the polynomial that is equal to zero

C) A value of the variable that makes the polynomial equal to zero

D) The coefficient of the leading term of the polynomial.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

A zero of a polynomial function - or of any function, for that matter - is a value of the independent variable (often called "x") for which the function evaluates to zero. In other words, a solution to the equation P(x) = 0.


For example, if your polynomial is x2 - x, the corresponding equation is x2 - x = 0. Solutions to this equation - and thus, zeros to the polynomial - are x = 0, and x = 1.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

The constant polynomial P(x)=0 whose coefficients are all equal to 0. The corresponding polynomial function is the constant function with value 0, also called the zero map. The zero polynomial is the additive identity of the additive group of polynomials.

The degree of the zero polynomial is undefined, but many authors conventionally set it equal to -1 or -infty. In Mathematica, Exponent[0, x] returns -Infinity.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

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