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  2. Reciprocal polynomial - Wikipedia

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    Reciprocal polynomials have several connections with their original polynomials, including: deg p = deg p ∗ if is not 0.; p(x) = x n p ∗ (x −1). [2]α is a root of a polynomial p if and only if α −1 is a root of p ∗.

  3. Quadratic reciprocity - Wikipedia

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    Gauss published the first and second proofs of the law of quadratic reciprocity on arts 125–146 and 262 of Disquisitiones Arithmeticae in 1801.. In number theory, the law of quadratic reciprocity is a theorem about modular arithmetic that gives conditions for the solvability of quadratic equations modulo prime numbers.

  4. Reciprocal rule - Wikipedia

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    In calculus, the reciprocal rule gives the derivative of the reciprocal of a function f in terms of the derivative of f. The reciprocal rule can be used to show that the power rule holds for negative exponents if it has already been established for positive exponents.

  5. Completing the square - Wikipedia

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    This transformation is generally the first step of the methods for solving the general cubic equation. More generally, a similar transformation can be used for removing terms of degree n − 1 {\displaystyle n-1} in polynomials of degree n {\displaystyle n} , which is called Tschirnhaus transformation .

  6. List of sums of reciprocals - Wikipedia

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    The harmonic mean of a set of positive integers is the number of numbers times the reciprocal of the sum of their reciprocals. The optic equation requires the sum of the reciprocals of two positive integers a and b to equal the reciprocal of a third positive integer c. All solutions are given by a = mn + m 2, b = mn + n 2, c = mn.

  7. Newton's method - Wikipedia

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    One may also use Newton's method to solve systems of k equations, which amounts to finding the (simultaneous) zeroes of k continuously differentiable functions :. This is equivalent to finding the zeroes of a single vector-valued function F : R k → R k . {\displaystyle F:\mathbb {R} ^{k}\to \mathbb {R} ^{k}.}

  8. Reciprocity law - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, a reciprocity law is a generalization of the law of quadratic reciprocity to arbitrary monic irreducible polynomials () with integer coefficients. Recall that first reciprocity law, quadratic reciprocity, determines when an irreducible polynomial () = + + splits into linear terms when reduced mod .

  9. Multiplicative inverse - Wikipedia

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    The reciprocal function: y = 1/x.For every x except 0, y represents its multiplicative inverse. The graph forms a rectangular hyperbola.. In mathematics, a multiplicative inverse or reciprocal for a number x, denoted by 1/x or x −1, is a number which when multiplied by x yields the multiplicative identity, 1.