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data.polynomial.induction

Theory of univariate polynomials

The main results are induction_on and as_sum.

theorem polynomial.sum_C_mul_X_eq {R : Type u} [semiring R] (p : polynomial R) :
finsupp.sum p (λ (n : ) (a : R), (polynomial.C a) * polynomial.X ^ n) = p

theorem polynomial.sum_monomial_eq {R : Type u} [semiring R] (p : polynomial R) :
finsupp.sum p (λ (n : ) (a : R), polynomial.monomial n a) = p

theorem polynomial.induction_on {R : Type u} [semiring R] {M : polynomial R → Prop} (p : polynomial R) (h_C : ∀ (a : R), M (polynomial.C a)) (h_add : ∀ (p q : polynomial R), M pM qM (p + q)) (h_monomial : ∀ (n : ) (a : R), M ((polynomial.C a) * polynomial.X ^ n)M ((polynomial.C a) * polynomial.X ^ (n + 1))) :
M p

theorem polynomial.induction_on' {R : Type u} [semiring R] {M : polynomial R → Prop} (p : polynomial R) (h_add : ∀ (p q : polynomial R), M pM qM (p + q)) (h_monomial : ∀ (n : ) (a : R), M (polynomial.monomial n a)) :
M p

To prove something about polynomials, it suffices to show the condition is closed under taking sums, and it holds for monomials.

theorem polynomial.coeff_mul_monomial {R : Type u} [semiring R] (p : polynomial R) (n d : ) (r : R) :
(p * polynomial.monomial n r).coeff (d + n) = (p.coeff d) * r

theorem polynomial.coeff_monomial_mul {R : Type u} [semiring R] (p : polynomial R) (n d : ) (r : R) :
((polynomial.monomial n r) * p).coeff (d + n) = r * p.coeff d

theorem polynomial.coeff_mul_monomial_zero {R : Type u} [semiring R] (p : polynomial R) (d : ) (r : R) :
(p * polynomial.monomial 0 r).coeff d = (p.coeff d) * r

theorem polynomial.coeff_monomial_zero_mul {R : Type u} [semiring R] (p : polynomial R) (d : ) (r : R) :
((polynomial.monomial 0 r) * p).coeff d = r * p.coeff d