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document.write( "f(x) = x^3/2 - x^6 + 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Determine whether the function is a polynomial function.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x) = x^3/2 - x^6 + 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I think I have seen this question elsewhere today. :)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Assuming no missing parentheses, ie. properly interpreted using PEMDAS rules,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x) = (x^3)/2 - x^6 + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the function has one or more terms, each of which has a variable (or more) raised to a non-negative integer power.  Therefore the function is a polynomial.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A detailed definition and explanation of a polynomial, and the related terms, can be found : <BR>\n" );
document.write( "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynomial\r<BR>\n" );
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