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René Descartes, in La geometrie, 1637, introduced the concept of the graph of a polynomial equation. He popularized the use of letters from the beginning of the alphabet to denote constants and letters from the end of the alphabet to denote variables in the general formula for a polynomial in one variable. Descartes introduced the use of superscripts to denote exponents as well.
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Where did René Descartes invent polynomials?
Descartes did not invent polynomials.
How do you divide polynomials?
dividing polynomials is just like dividing whole nos..
What is the characteristic of a reciprocal?
Reciprocal polynomials come with a number of connections with their original polynomials
What relationship do quadratics and polynomials have?
In algebra polynomials are the equations which can have any number of higher power. Quadratic equations are a type of Polynomials having 2 as the highest power.
Can all cubic polynomials be factored into polynomials of degree 1 or 2?
Not into rational factors.
