Mathematicians have solved a longstanding algebra problem, providing a general solution for higher-order polynomial equations ...

This new tool bridges algebra and geometry, solving for equations involving polynomials of any degree. Through this new sequence, the researchers identified a novel mathematical pattern ...

To understand this breakthrough, it helps to know why solving polynomials became such a challenge. Solutions to basic equations, such as quadratics like 1 + 4x - 3x² = 0, go back to ancient Babylon.

A UNSW Sydney mathematician has discovered a new method to tackle algebra’s oldest challenge – solving higher polynomial equations. Polynomials are equations involving a variable raised to ...

A mathematician has solved a 200-year-old maths problem after figuring out a way to crack higher-degree polynomial equations ...

Solving one of the oldest algebra problems isn't a bad claim to fame, and it's a claim Norman Wildberger can now make: The mathematician has solved what are known as higher-degree polynomial equations ...

A mathematician has found a way to solve an algebra problem that has been around for over two centuries. Solving polynomial equations that go beyond x to the power of four has remained impossible. But ...