Birthday polynomial

Question

what would my birthday polynomial be for 3/20/2008 and what would be the function

Answer 1

You'll need to look at the instructions your teacher gave you but it is common to use the digits from your birthday as the coefficients of a polynomial. For instance:

Or, simplified, you get:

3x⁶ + 2x⁵ + 2x³ + 8

You can also mix up the operator between terms and instead of using all plus (+) signs, you can use a combination of plus (+) and minus (-) like this:

3x⁶ - 2x⁵ + 2x³ - 8

But, again, your teacher might have specific instruction for you to follow.