igor_9000 Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 hey all, im newish to these forums but i thought maybe you could help. im supposed to construct a 5th degree polynomial by selecting 5 zeros. but ive got no clue where to start. how do i create such a polynomial? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blike Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 (x+3) = 0 (x+4) = 0 (x+5) = 0 (x+2) = 0 (x+1) = 0 x=-3,-4,-5,-2,-1 5th degree polynomial = (x+3)(x+4)(x+5)(x+2)(x+1) multiply that out, and you've got it you can choose any numbers, so long as you properly multiply them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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