document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=461924>Question 461924</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What does the arrow,(^), mean in polynomials? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #316692 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tinbar><B>tinbar(133)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tinbar><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=316692\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> it's nothing special about polynomials. In math, (^) is used as an exponentiation operator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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 </SPAN>\n" );
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