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You could use the program to search for a value of x at which the polynomial evaluates to zero. You could keep trying values that get you closer and closer to zero. Computers sometimes use a method similar to this when they are used to solve mathematical problems.

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• General idea of a sentinel-controlled loop.
• Nested if's.
• Matching ifs and elses.
• The final version of the add up integers programs.
• Outline of a program that uses a String as a sentinel.
• A complete program for evaluating polynomials.

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