A General Note: Factored Form of Polynomials If a polynomial of lowest degree p has zeros at x=x1,x2,…,xnx=x1,x2,…,xn, then the polynomial can be written in the factored form: f(x)=a(x−x1)p1(x−x2)p2⋯(x−xn)pnf(x)=a(x−x1)p1(x−x2)p2⋯(x−xn)pn ...
A General Note: Factored Form of Polynomials If a polynomial of lowest degree p has zeros at x=x1,x2,…,xnx=x1,x2,…,xn, then the polynomial can be written in the factored form: f(x)=a(x−x1)p1(x−x2)p2⋯(x−xn)pnf(x)=a(x−x1)p1(x−x2)p2⋯(x−xn)pn ...