Applications Of

Polynomial
Functions
BY: SHINA TAKADA

Definition:
A polynomial function is a function
such as a quadratic, a cubic, a
quartic, and so on, involving only
non-negative integer powers of x. We
can give a general definition of a
polynomial, and define its degree.

Applications Of
Polynomials Functions and
Many
its
Everyday
Use:
of us don't realize
it, people in all sorts
of professions use polynomials every day. The
most obvious of these are mathematicians,
but they can also be used in fields ranging
from construction to meteorology. Although
polynomials offer limited information, they can
be used in more sophisticated analyses to
retrieve more data.

How Do We Use Polynomials??

Engineers

use polynomials to graph the curves of

roller coasters

Since

polynomials are used to describe curves of

various types, people use them in the real world
to graph curves. For example, roller coaster
designers may use polynomials to describe the
curves in their rides. Combinations of polynomial
functions are sometimes used in economics to do
cost analyses, for example.

Polynomials in Modeling or
Physics:
Polynomials can also be used to model different
situations, like in the stock market to see how
prices will vary over time. Business people also
use polynomials to model markets, as in to see
how raising the price of a good will affect its
sales. Additionally, polynomials are used in
physics to describe the trajectory of projectiles.
Polynomial integrals (the sums of many
polynomials) can be used to express energy,
inertia and voltage difference, to name a few
applications

Polynomials in our Industry:

For

people who work in industries that deal

with physical phenomena or modeling
situations for the future, polynomials come
in handy every day. These include
everyone from engineers to businessmen.
For the rest of us, they are less apparent
but we still probably use them to predict
how changing one factor in our lives may
affect another without even realizing it.

Example Of Uses 1:
The

stock market. (price vs. time)

Water levels in a resevoir. (height vs. time)

Examples
Demand

for electricity. (watts vs. time)

The curves of a scalable computer font. (y vs. x)

Real Life Problem:

Let's say you have a square piece of sheet aluminum that is 12 inches on each side.
You want to cut a square of dimension x by x from each corner of the sheet and then
fold the sides up to make an open topped box. What dimension should you select for
x so that box you make has the maximum possible volume?

If the original sheet of metal is 12" by 12", and you cut an x by x square from each
corner, the dimensions of the bottom of the box would then be 12 - 2x inches. Then
the volume with respect to the x dimension of the box would be

V(x)=(12 2x) . X

First, let's test a couple of values to see if it makes any difference. Let's try x = 1. x =
1 means that our box would be 10 by 10 on the bottom and 1 inch tall for a total
volume of 100 cubic inches. Let's try x = 3. x = 3 means that the box would be 6 by
6 on the bottom and 3 inches tall, 6 X 6 X 3 = 108 cubic inches. So clearly the
selected value for x makes a difference in the volume.

Real Life Problem

V (x) = 4x3 482+144x (PS, Tito rex, its four and 3 squared and the other one is 48
squared) the polynomial function, and the real life problem would be to find the
value of x that makes the volume a maximum.

(Ps: Tito Rex I made the graph at photoshop so please

Excuse if it sucks)

The graph illustrates the situation. Values for x larger than 6 don't have any
application because if x were 6 or larger, there wouldn't be any metal left to make a
box. So the interval of interest is 0 <x<6