Help with polynomial program

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I am trying to write a program that evaluates, add, subtract, multiply, and differentiate polynomials. I was able to do add and subtract, but I am not able to do the other 3. Help would be appreciated!
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  #include <iostream>
using namespace std;

const unsigned short N = 30;  // max size of polynomials

double evaluate(double poly[], double x) {
	for(int i=N-1; i; --i){
	
	}
}

// degree of polynomial 
int degreea(double a[]) {
    for(int i=N-1; i; --i)
        if (a[i])
            return i;
    return 0;
}

// degree of polynomial 
int degreeb(double b[]) {
    for(int i=N-1; i; --i)
        if (b[i])
            return i;
    return 0;
}
void add(double a[], double b[], double result[]) {
	for(int i=0; i<N; i++)
		result[i] = a[i] + b[i];
}

void subtract(double a[], double b[], double result[]) {
	for(int i=0; i<N; i++)
		result[i] = a[i] - b[i];
}

void multiply(double a[], double b[], double result[]) {
	for(int i=0; i<N; i++){
		result[i] = 0;
		
		for(int j = 0; j<N; j++) // needs to be fixed 
			if(i + j < N)
				result[i+j] += a[i]*b[j];
}}

void differentiate(double a[], double result[]) {

}

// prints polynomials nicely
void print(double poly[]) {
    bool first = true;  // true for first non-zero coefficient
    for (int i=N-1; i>=0; i--) {
        if (!poly[i]) 
            continue;
        // print coefficient 
        if (i && poly[i] == 1)   // special case for 1
            cout << (first ? "" : " +");
        else if (i && poly[i] == -1) // special case for -1
            cout << (first ? "-" : " -");  
        else 
            cout << ' ' << (first ? noshowpos : showpos) << poly[i];
        cout << noshowpos;
        // print variable
        if (i>0)   
            cout << "x"; 
        // print power
        if (i>1) 
            cout << '^' << i;  
        first = false;
    }
    if(first)  // print 0 if all zeros
        cout << 0;
}

int main() {
double a[N] = {12, 1, 0, -32.5, 0, 1}; // The first polynomial
cout << endl << "Evaluation:" << endl;
double x=-7.3;
cout << "If x = " << x << ", then ";
print(a);
cout << " = " << evaluate(a, x) << endl;
double b[N] = {1, 1, -1}; // The second polynomial
double c[N];

cout << endl << "Addition:" << endl;
add(a,b,c);
cout << '(';
print(a);
cout << ") + (";
print(b);
cout << ") = ";
print(c);
cout << endl;

cout << endl << "Subtraction:" << endl;
subtract(a,b,c);
cout << '(';
print(a);
cout << ") - (";
print(b);
cout << ") = ";
print(c);
cout << endl;

cout << endl << "Multiplication:" << endl;
multiply(a,b,c);
cout << '(';
print(a);
cout << ") * (";
print(b);
cout << ") = ";
print(c);
cout << endl;
cout << endl << "Differentiation:" << endl;
cout << "The derivative of (";
print(a);
cout << ") is (";
differentiate(a,c);
print(c);
cout << ')' << endl;
cout << "Its second derivative is (";
differentiate(c,c);
print(c);
cout << ')' << endl;
}
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