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It is possible to find a polynomial that goes through a given set of points in the plane by using a process called polynomial interpolation. Recall that three points define a second-degree polynomial, four points define a third-degree polynomial, and so on. The only restriction on the points, because polynomials define functions, is that no two distinct points can have the same x-coordinate.
Using the SSN 539-58-0954, we can find an eighth-degree polynomial that lies on the nine points with x-coordinates 1 through 9 and y-coordinates that are digits of the
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