Ruffini's rule

In mathematics, Ruffini's rule is a method for computation of the Euclidean division of a polynomial by a binomial of the form x – r. It was described by Paolo Ruffini in 1809.[1] The rule is a special case of synthetic division in which the divisor is a linear factor.

  1. ^ Cajori, Florian (1911). "Horner's method of approximation anticipated by Ruffini" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. 17 (8): 389–444. doi:10.1090/s0002-9904-1911-02072-9.

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