#!/usr/bin/perl for my $x (0..4) { $y = sprintf('%.0f', -( 2+( 7/12)) * ($x**4) + +(13+( 8/12)) * ($x**3) + -(26+(11/12)) * ($x**2) + +(36+(10/12)) * ($x**1) + +(80+( 0/12)) * ($x**0) ); print chr($y); }