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Simplify (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 months ago by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/mathmemes@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 48 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Fun fact, omitting the (x-x) zero term and expanding the entire polynomial, you'd get something with 2^25 = 33,554,432 terms. May be slightly excessive!

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Couldn't you combine a lot of like terms as you went along, though? A polynomial of the order x^26^ would only have 27 terms.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

No, because each coefficient is its own variable; they're not constants.

[–] SmartmanApps 1 points 4 months ago

because each coefficient

There's only 1 coefficient - in this case it's (a-x) - the rest are just factors.

they’re not constants

They could be - we haven't been given that information.

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