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Challenges Expand a polynomial

Challenge Given the roots of a polynomial (that is, the $x$ values where the polynomial evaluates to zero), as an array of real numbers, return the polynomial's coefficients. That is, given real ...

4 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Moshi‭  ·  last activity 10d ago by Moshi‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar Moshi‭ · 2021-09-11T02:51:46Z (about 3 years ago)
Expand a polynomial
# Challenge

Given the roots of a polynomial (that is, the $x$ values where the polynomial evaluates to zero), as an array of real numbers, return the polynomial's coefficients.

That is, given real roots $r_1, r_2, \cdots , r_n$, find the coefficients of the expansion of $(x-r_1)(x-r_2)\cdots(x-r_n)$, or any non-zero scalar multiple of it.

You may use either lowest power first or highest power first order for the resulting list of coefficients.

## Tests

```
// Note that any non-zero scalar multiple of these results is valid
[]        -> [1]
[1]       -> [-1, 1]         // (x - 1) = -1 + 1x
[1, 2]    -> [2, -3, 1]      // (x - 1)(x - 2) = 2 - 3x + 1x^2
[1, 1]    -> [1, -2, 1]      // (x - 1)^2 = 1 -2x + 1x^2
[1, 2, 3] -> [-6, 11, -6, 1] // (x - 1)(x - 2)(x - 3) = -6 + 11x - 6x^2 + x^3
```

This is code golf, so the shortest answer in bytes wins!