What Is the Math Technique for Solving Polynomials?
Solving a polynomial means setting the polynomial equal to zero and then finding values for X so the resulting equation is true. The number of solutions will be equal to or less than the largest power of X in the polynomial.DegreeThe degree of a polynomial is the largest power of X. The degree of polynomial tells you how many solutions there can be. There can be no more solutions than the degree. A third degree equation can have as many as three solutions but no more.HistorySolutions for second degree equations have been known since antiquity. Third and fourth degree equations were not solved until the 1500s when mathematical notation improved greatly. In ancient times problems were delivered as prose and sometimes even as poetry.Quadratic EquationsQuadratic equations (degree = 2) are the polynomials that are taught in high school. These are the equations for parabolas: the paths that cannon balls follow, and the shapes of TV dishes. There are three techniques for solving quadratic equ
