SOLUTION: What does the arrow,(^), mean in polynomials?

SOLUTION: What does the arrow,(^), mean in polynomials?

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Question 461924: What does the arrow,(^), mean in polynomials?
Answer by tinbar(133) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
it's nothing special about polynomials. In math, (^) is used as an exponentiation operator.
for example, i could write x squared +2 = 0 to describe some polynomial, but mathematicians prefer math language, that same polynomial can be written as x^2 +2=0
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