Using root function to complete the turning point function that solves the derivates of a polynomial

I was asked to complete the following turning point function using root function to solve the derivates of the polynomial up to x^n. I am really struggling with this one. Any help would be appreciated.

function x = turning_points(a)
% x = turning_points(a) returns the values of x such that p'(x) = 0, where 
% p(x) = a(1) + a(2)x + a(3)x^2 + ... + a(n+1)x^n.

[Torsten]

The examples given are wrong.

The polynomial representation in MATLAB is in descending powers of x, thus

a = [2 1 0.5]

represents

p(x) = 2*x^2 + x + 0.5

and

a = [10 -9 3 1]

represents

p(x) = 10*x^3 - 9*x^2 + 3*x + 1

Answer 1

[Paul]

Hi Laidog,

I suggest starting with this doc page. It will show how to reperesent and analyze polynomials in Matlab and contains links to the functions needed to solve this problem.