on Tue, 14 May 2002 20:00:05 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jeff O'Connell) wrote:
> I'm trying to figure out how to do the following in Perl. Can > anyone help me? > > Problem: > Design and implement a perl program that will evaluate a > polynomial expression of arbitrary degree for a given value of x. As others explained already, we are not going to do your homework for you, but I would like to comment on your definition of a polynomial, which looks a little odd to me. I would define a polynomial of degree $n in unknown $x as follows: $y = $a[0] + $a[1]*$x + ... + $a[$n-1]*$x**($n-1) + $a[n]*$x**$n; This free Perl syntax should get you started. (Note to regulars: the '...' is *not* the three-dot version of the range operator :-) Show us your finished program and we'll discuss it. -- felix -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
