Problem Statement
Class Name: Derivatives Method Name: calcDerivative Parameters: String,int,int Returns: int Implement a class Derivatives which contains a method calcDerivative. The method takes a String representing a polynomial, and two ints, k and x. The method returns the kth derivative of the polynomial evaluated at x. The first derivative of any term of a polynomial is: 1st derivative of (a*x^n) = (a*n*x^(n-1)). The first derivative of any polynomial is the sum of the first derivatives of the polynomial's terms. The kth derivative of a polynomial is the 1st derivative of the (k-1)th derivative of the polynomial. The 0th derivative of a polynomial is the polynomial itself. The String will be of the form: "a1*x^n1+a2*x^n2+...." There are no spaces. All the a's are non-negative integers less than 20 All the n's are unique non-negative integers less than 10. The String is at most 50 characters and at least 5 characters. Here is the method signature: public int calcDerivative(String poly,int k,int x); poly is of the correct form. k is an integer between 0 and 10, inclusive. x is an integer between -10 and 10, inclusive. Examples: *If poly="3*x^3+2*x^1+2*x^0", k=1, and x=1: The first derivative is: 3*3*x^(3-1)+2*1*x^(1-1)+0*2*x^(0-1)=9*x^2+2*x^0. The first derivative evaluated at x=1 is: 9*1^2+2*1^0=11 So the method returns 11. *If poly="2*x^5+3*x^2", k=2, and x=-2, The first derivative is: 5*2*x^(5-1)+3*2*x^(2-1)=10*x^4+6*x^1. The second derivative is: 10*4*x^(4-1)+6*1*x^(1-1)=40*x^3+6*x^0. The second derivative evaluated at x=-2 is 40*(-2)^3+6*(-2)^0=-314. So the method returns -314.
Definition
- Class:
- Derivatives
- Method:
- calcDerivative
- Parameters:
- String, int, int
- Returns:
- long
- Method signature:
- long calcDerivative(String param0, int param1, int param2)
- (be sure your method is public)
Constraints
Examples
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