बहुपद एक बीजीय व्यंजक है जो के रूप में होता है।
जहाँ वास्तविक संख्याएँ हैं, जहाँ । साथ ही, हमने बहुपद से संबंधित पदों के बारे में भी सीखा है, जैसे गुणांक, पद, बहुपद की घात, बहुपद के शून्यक इत्यादि।
Geometrical Meaning of Zeroes of a Linear Polynomial
A linear polynomial is in the form , where . The graph of the linear equation, say is a straight line. Assume that the graph is a polynomial. It means that is a straight line that passes through the points and . Here are the the coordinates by taking a few values of .
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The graph of the linear equation is given below:
File:Graph y=2x+3.jpg
From the graph, we can observe that graph intersects the x-axis between and . It means the straight line intersects the x-axis at the point .
Hence is the zero of the polynomial
In general, we can say that a linear polynomial , where , has exactly one zero. The zero of the linear polynomial is the x-coordinate of the point where the graph of intersects at the x-axis.
Geometrical Meaning of Zeroes of Quadratic Polynomial:
We know that the standard form of a quadratic polynomial is ax2+bx+c, where a≠0. Now, let us understand the geometrical meaning of zeroes of quadratic polynomials with the help of an example.
Consider the quadratic equation
For the given quadratic equation, here are the the coordinates by taking a few values of .
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Hence, the coordinates formed are
Now, graph the points as shown below:
File:Graph y=x2-3x-4.jpg