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minus-squareLostXOR@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up25·16 hours agoFun fact, omitting the (x-x) zero term and expanding the entire polynomial, you’d get something with 2^25 = 33,554,432 terms. May be slightly excessive!
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 hours agoCouldn’t you combine a lot of like terms as you went along, though? A polynomial of the order x26 would only have 27 terms.
minus-squareLostXOR@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·15 minutes agoNo, because each coefficient is its own variable; they’re not constants.
Fun fact, omitting the (x-x) zero term and expanding the entire polynomial, you’d get something with 2^25 = 33,554,432 terms. May be slightly excessive!
Couldn’t you combine a lot of like terms as you went along, though? A polynomial of the order x26 would only have 27 terms.
No, because each coefficient is its own variable; they’re not constants.