How many polynomials are there b) of degree ≤

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2022-05-08

How many polynomials are there 
b) of degree ≤ 2 in Z5[x]? (Include 0

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karton

karton

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A polynomial of degree 2 in Z5[x] has the form a0 +a1x+a2x2, where the ai  Z5. Note that any or all of the ai can be zero: if a2 = 0, we have a polynomial of degree < 2, if all are 0, we have the zero polynomial. There are 5 choices for each ai, so there are 53 = 125 such polynomials.

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