{"id":1647,"date":"2021-05-19T16:45:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T16:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/math53\/part\/polynomials\/"},"modified":"2021-07-10T17:57:10","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T17:57:10","slug":"polynomials","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/math53\/part\/polynomials\/","title":{"raw":"CHAPTER 6 Polynomials","rendered":"CHAPTER 6 Polynomials"},"content":{"raw":"[latexpage]\r\n<div id=\"CNX_ElemAlg_Figure_06_00_001\" class=\"splash\">\r\n<div class=\"bc-figcaption figcaption\">Architects use polynomials to design curved shapes such as this suspension bridge, the Silver Jubilee bridge in Halton, England.<\/div>\r\n<span id=\"fs-id1169597465847\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This is a photo of a bridge at sunset.\"><img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/math53\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1441\/2021\/05\/CNX_ElemAlg_Figure_06_00_001_img_new.jpg\" alt=\"This is a photo of a bridge at sunset.\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p id=\"fs-id1169597394139\">We have seen that the graphs of linear equations are straight lines. Graphs of other types of equations, called polynomial equations, are curves, like the outline of this suspension bridge. Architects use polynomials to design the shape of a bridge like this and to draw the blueprints for it. Engineers use polynomials to calculate the stress on the bridge\u2019s supports to ensure they are strong enough for the intended load. In this chapter, you will explore operations with and properties of polynomials.<\/p>","rendered":"<div id=\"CNX_ElemAlg_Figure_06_00_001\" class=\"splash\">\n<div class=\"bc-figcaption figcaption\">Architects use polynomials to design curved shapes such as this suspension bridge, the Silver Jubilee bridge in Halton, England.<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"fs-id1169597465847\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This is a photo of a bridge at sunset.\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/math53\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1441\/2021\/05\/CNX_ElemAlg_Figure_06_00_001_img_new.jpg\" alt=\"This is a photo of a bridge at sunset.\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-id1169597394139\">We have seen that the graphs of linear equations are straight lines. Graphs of other types of equations, called polynomial equations, are curves, like the outline of this suspension bridge. Architects use polynomials to design the shape of a bridge like this and to draw the blueprints for it. Engineers use polynomials to calculate the stress on the bridge\u2019s supports to ensure they are strong enough for the intended load. In this chapter, you will explore operations with and properties of polynomials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"template":"","meta":{"pb_part_invisible":false,"pb_part_invisible_string":""},"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-1647","part","type-part","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/math53\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/1647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/math53\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/math53\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/part"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/math53\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/1647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1943,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/math53\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/1647\/revisions\/1943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/math53\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/math53\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=1647"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/math53\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=1647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}