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 ...

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

For centuries, one of algebra’s oldest puzzles has remained unsolved—how to find exact answers for higher-degree polynomials, ...

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

That year, French mathematician Évariste Galois finally illustrated why this was such a problem—the underlying mathematical ...

New research details an intriguing new way to solve "unsolvable" algebra problems that go beyond the fourth degree – ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. \(6{x^5} - 3{x^2} + 7\) is a polynomial in \(x\) of degree \(5\). \(4{x^2} - 8x\) is a polynomial in \(x\) of degree ...