polynomial definition

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klaus stilla
klaus stilla on 21 Mar 2011
how to input polynomial in the form...
(x-a)^n+(x-a)^(n-1).....+(x-a)+c=0
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John D'Errico
John D'Errico on 21 Mar 2011
"Input" a polynomial? What will you do with it? Knowing your goal here is surely the important thing.

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Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 21 Mar 2011
syms x a c MyPoly = (x-a)^n + (x-a)^(n-1)... +(x-a)+c;
You could follow that with
solve(MyPoly,x)

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