Section $2\mathrm{.}1$ Exercise Set

$1-6)$ Find a way to evaluate the following functions using the indicated number of multiplications by storing intermediate powers of the variable.

$P(x)=x^4$ using $2$ multiplications

$P(x)=x^5$ using $3$ multiplications

$P(x)=x^6$ using $3$ multiplications

$P(x)=x^8$ using $3$ multiplications

$P(x)=x^9$ using $4$ multiplications

$P(x)=x^{10}$ using $4$ multiplications