Finite Math Examples

$f (x) = 0.2 x^{3} + 0.3 x^{2} - 1.2 x + 0.3$

Step 1

Identify the exponents on the variables in each term, and add them together to find the degree of each term.

$0.2 x^{3} \to 3$

$0.3 x^{2} \to 2$

$- 1.2 x \to 1$

$0.3 \to 0$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$3$

Step 3

The maximum number of possible roots is the degree of $0.2 x^{3} + 0.3 x^{2} - 1.2 x + 0.3$ .

$3$