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numapprox

  

hornerform

  

convert a polynomial to Horner form

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Description

Examples

Calling Sequence

hornerform(r)

hornerform(r, x)

Parameters

r

-

procedure or expression representing a polynomial or rational function

x

-

(optional) variable name appearing in r, if r is an expression

Description

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This procedure converts a given polynomial r into Horner form, also known as nested multiplication form. This is a form which minimizes the number of arithmetic operations required to evaluate the polynomial.

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If r is a rational function (i.e. a quotient of polynomials) then the numerator and denominator are each converted into Horner form.

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If the second argument x is present then the first argument must be a polynomial (or rational expression) in the variable x. If the second argument is omitted then either r is an operator such that  yields a polynomial (or rational expression) in y, or else r is an expression with exactly one indeterminate (determined via indets).

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Note that for the purpose of evaluating a polynomial efficiently, the Horner form minimizes the number of arithmetic operations for a general polynomial. Specifically, the cost of evaluating a polynomial of degree n in Horner form is: n multiplications and n additions.

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The command with(numapprox,hornerform) allows the use of the abbreviated form of this command.

Examples

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See Also

convert[horner]

numapprox[confracform]

 


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