The zero of a polynomial in the variable x, is a value of x for which the polynomial is zero. It is a value where the graph of the polynomial intersects the x-axis.
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A value of the variable that makes the polynomial equal to zero (apex)
Assuming the polynomial is written in terms of "x": It means, what value must "x" have, for the polynomial to evaluate to zero? For example: f(x) = x2 - 5x + 6 has zeros for x = 2, and x = 3. That means that if you replace each "x" in the polynomial with 2, for example, the polynomial evaluates to zero.
set the values of the y equal to zero
Yes, a polynomial function is always continuous
Actually, it is easier to define a polynomial as a function of a variable, x, in the form:p(x) = anxn + an-1xn-1 + ... + a2x2 + a1x + a0 where n is an integer and the ai are constants. A non-polynomial, then, is any function of x which contains one or more terms in x which are not in the form akxk.