Support · Mathematics Extension 1 11–12 – Year 11 · Polynomials

Support Define the zeroes of P(x) to be the numbers α such that P(α) = 0, and define the roots of the polynomial equation P(x) = 0 to be its solutions, and recognise that every real number is a zero of the zero polynomial

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Relate the term zeroes to polynomial functions and roots to polynomial equations

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Recognise a polynomial expression a_nxⁿ + a_n - 1x^(n - 1) + … + a_2x² + a_1x + a_0 where n = 0,1,2… and a_0,a_1,a_2,…,a_n are real numbers

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    Maths Is Fun: Polynomials
    Maths Is Fun · Interactive (browser) · Free · Link checked 2026-10-15 · No prep
    Use it for: Vocabulary of polynomials: degree, terms, coefficients.

Graph polynomials in factored form

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