Ah, math. Take an easy problem ... solving higher-order polynomials – equations involving a variable raised to powers larger than four, like x– 3x+ x – 1 = 0. And ironically, for a question often ...

A polynomial is a type of algebraic equation that involves variables raised to a non-negative power — for example, x² + 5x + ...

A mathematician has developed an algebraic solution to an equation that was long thought to be unsolvable. A groundbreaking ...

A mathematician and a computer scientist have just solved an "impossible" equation that has been considered unsolvable for ...

Polynomials above 4 degrees have a shiny new target on their back.

Have you ever asked a teacher, "When will I ever use this math equation in real-life?" A sheriff's investigator said he has ...

Each theory has some merit, but historians of mathematics, like me, know that it’s difficult to say for sure how x got its role in modern algebra. Algebra today is a branch of math in which ...

Mathematicians have solved a longstanding algebra problem ... the first general method for solving these devilishly difficult equations. They detailed their approach April 8 in the journal ...