A general polynomial does not have 12 specific terms.
A polynomial of degree n, in a variable x, can be written as
P(x) = anxn + an-1xn-1 + ... + a1x + a0 where n is a non-negative integer and {a0, a1, ... , an} are constants.
If, and only if, n = 11 will the polynomial have 12 terms but others will not.
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You just multiply the term to the polynomials and you combine lije terms
6+6=12 Boom polynomial
To multiply TWO polynomials, you multiply each term in the first, by each term in the second. This can be justified by a repeated application of the distributive law. Two multiply more than two polynomials, you multiply the first two. Then you multiply the result with the third polynomial. If there are any more, multiply the result with the fourth polynomial, etc. Actually the polynomials can be multiplied in any order; both the communitative and associate laws apply.
Descartes did not invent polynomials.
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