The POLYNOMIAL function evaluates a polynomial at a given point.
POLYNOMIAL(x-value, coefficients)
x-value: The input value to the power series. x-value is a number value.
coefficients: The coefficients by which each successive power of x-value is multiplied. The number of coefficients determines the number of terms in the power series. coefficients is a collection containing number values.
Notes
Higher order terms are expressed first. The coefficients (ai) are for successive powers of x-value. In the following formula, “x” represents x-value. The formula used by the POLYNOMIAL function is: a0 xn + a1 x(n-1) + a2 x(n-2) + ... + an
The POLYNOMIAL function does not support an arbitrary starting point or arbitrary spacing of exponents. If either of these is required, use the SERIESSUM function.
The exponents are non-negative integers.
This function isn’t available in iBooks Author.
Examples |
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=POLYNOMIAL(2, 9) returns 9. =POLYNOMIAL(2, 1) returns 1. |