This page contains an applet to help you explore polynomials of degrees up to 5: f(x) = ax5 + bx4 + cx3 + dx2 + ex + f. by changing the values of the coefficients a, b, c, d, e and f. It is not easy to draw any conclusion when you change all 5 coefficients at the same time. You can always reduce the degree (highest power) by setting some parameters to zero. For example if you set parameter a to zero and b to a non zero value, you obtain a polynomial of degree 4.
What is a nautilus? The nautilus is a mollusk that uses jet propulsion to roam the ocean deep. Writers, artists, and engineers have long marveled at the nautilusâs beauty and swimming abilities. The chambered or pearly nautilus is a cephalopod (a type of mollusk)âa distant cousin to squids, octopi, and cuttlefish. Unlike its color-changing cousins, though, the soft-bodied nautilus lives inside its hard external shell. The shell itself has many closed interior chambers or âcompartments.â.
The nautilus's graceful shell has made it an attractive commodity for the commercial shell trade, and Nautilus pompilius is the most commonly sold species. Traders from Indonesia, Fiji, and the Philippines capture nautiluses using baited traps.his animal usually lives where the slopes of coral reefs descend into deep waters. During the day, it resides in dark cool waters at depths from 900 to 2,000 feet and ascends to shallower waters (300 to 500 feet deep) at night to feed.