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1) what does a polynomial in x mean?
\n" ); document.write( "\"poly\" means multiple terms.
\n" ); document.write( "\"in x\" --> x is the variable.
\n" ); document.write( "eg, 3x^2 - 6x + 2
\n" ); document.write( "or 2x^3 - 8
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\n" ); document.write( "2) does p(x) mean a polynomial p in the variable x or a polynomial p in x?
\n" ); document.write( "It can mean a polynomial p in x.
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\n" ); document.write( "#3) does polynomial p in x and polynomial in the variable x mean the same thing?
\n" ); document.write( "Same thing.
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