![]() The roots of the word “polynomial” date back to 17th century when it was first used. ![]() As you can see that it is hard to make anything out of the literal meaning of the word. Thus, the word “polynomial” means “ many names”. The word polynomial is an amalgamation of a Greek word, “poly” (meaning many) and Latin “nomen” (meaning name). Without understanding the concept of polynomials, it is hard to move ahead in complete understanding and application of mathematics. In fact, polynomials form an essential part of algebra. You will find them frequently in your maths textbooks. They help to reduce complex problems into the form of letters and numbers, that are easy to manipulate and work with. Now we use our algebra skills to solve for "x".7 More on the graphs of Quadratic polynomial Total time = time upstream + time downstream = 3 hours (to travel 8 km at 4 km/h takes 8/4 = 2 hours, right?) We can turn those speeds into times using:
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