2006-10-04 07:19:35 · 5 answers · asked by TPCAN 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Hi. Solely for my own amusement. (I was taught by an old timer and getting to the point where I understood made me smile!)
2006-10-04 07:22:42 · answer #1 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a useful way of testing for the zero's of a polynomial and for factorizing a polynomial. You can also perform long division of a polynomial. It is a fairly easy way to implement things like this in a computer program.
2006-10-04 07:47:25 · answer #2 · answered by Stewart H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its often used to reduce an irrational ratio of polynomials to a rational one, which is key in finding information about the fraction.
I use it all the time.
2006-10-04 07:23:09 · answer #3 · answered by Sean H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never use it in real life, but it does play a role in higher-level mathematics, as an ingredient in methods for solving more complex problems
2006-10-04 07:22:14 · answer #4 · answered by James L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to tickle the brain cells and make them all giggle. a happy mind is a REALLY terrible thing to waste.
2006-10-04 07:29:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋