How do you convert polynomials into binary form?

Answer 1

All you have to do is think of each x in the polynomial as a power of 10.

Therefore x is actually 10

x^2 = 100

x^3 = 1000

and so on....

So here is an example.

Polynomial given: x^8 + x^6 + x^3 + x + 1

In binary form it would be - 101001011

So for each x^(of whatever) if it exists then put a one in that location if not it is zero. At least this is the easy way I think about doing it.