Polynomial

Definition

An expression made from constants and non-negative integer powers of a variable, combined using addition, subtraction and multiplication.

Used by OCR

Specification 7.01b · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Foundation), Paper 4 (Higher), Paper 5 (Higher), Paper 6 (Higher)

The same process works for polynomials of higher degree.
Revise: Plotting Graphs

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Join points appropriately: use a ruler for a linear graph and a smooth curve for quadratic, other polynomial and exponential graphs.

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