# ((3x/(2x-1))+8) Is this a Polynomial

• June 11th 2013, 11:57 PM
((3x/(2x-1))+8) Is this a Polynomial
Please tell me if ((3x/(2x-1))+8) is a Polynomial or not

I guess you can't simplify it and it's not a polynomial as the denominator is not resolved
and if we try to solve it using binomial series then it will assume a negative exponent and won't stay a polynomial as polynomials can't have negative powers of variables

but some guys say it's a polynomial please explain with complete reason if its a polynomial or not

Thanks in anticipation.
• June 12th 2013, 03:47 AM
chiro
Re: ((3x/(2x-1))+8) Is this a Polynomial

Its a polynomial only if you can simplify it into linear combinations of positive whole number powers of x (including a constant).

One way apart from the binomial series is through the Taylor series expansion. If there is no Taylor series expansion that gives a bound on the number of non-zero terms then it means the function is not a polynomial.
• June 12th 2013, 04:42 AM
Prove It
Re: ((3x/(2x-1))+8) Is this a Polynomial
Quote:

\displaystyle \begin{align*} \frac{3x}{2x - 1} + 8 &= -3x \left( \frac{1}{1 - 2x} \right) + 8 \\ &= -3x \sum_{ k = 0}^{\infty} \left[ \left( 2x \right) ^k \right] + 8 \textrm{ provided } |x| < \frac{1}{2} \end{align*}