Question 657370
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In mathematics, a polynomial is an expression of finite length constructed from variables (also called indeterminates) and constants, using only the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and non-negative integer exponents. However, the division by a constant is allowed, because the multiplicative inverse of a non-zero constant is also a constant. For example, *[tex \LARGE x^2\ +\ \frac{x}{4}\ +\ 7] is a polynomial, but *[tex \LARGE x^2\ +\ \frac{4}{x}\ +\ 7x^{\frac{3}{2}}] is not, because its second term involves division by the variable *[tex \LARGE x] (*[tex \LARGE \frac{4}{x}]), and also because its third term contains an exponent that is not a non-negative integer (*[tex \LARGE \frac{3}{2}]). 



John
*[tex \LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0]
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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