Re: Generate polynomial of specified degree
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- Subject: [mg60632] Re: Generate polynomial of specified degree
- From: dh <dh at metrohm.ch>
- Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 05:42:19 -0400 (EDT)
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Hi Renan, it is not too hard: f[x_Symbol,n_Integer]:= Array[c,{n+1},0].x^Range[0,n] sincerely, Daniel Renan wrote: > Hello, > > Sorry if this may seem a silly question, but I readed the Mathematica > help and found no references. > > Is there any function that can generate a polynomial of a given degree? > > e.g. > > For degree 1, f[x] would return a x + b > For degree 2, f[x] would return a x^2 + b x + c (quadratic equation) > For degree 3, f[x] would return a x^3 + b x^2 + c x + d (quadratic equation) > > Thanks, > Renan - Canoas, RS, Brazil >