Horner's Rule/Examples/Arbitrary Example 1

Example of Use of Horner's Rule

The polynomial:

$\map p x = 4 x^3 - 2 x^2 + 3 x - 1$

can be expressed using Horner's rule as:

$\map p x = \paren {\paren {4 x - 2} x + 3} x - 1$

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Horner's method: 1.
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Horner's method: 1.