Translation:
From this graph, can you tell if the lead coefficient is positive or negative?
DEGREE = (# of turns) + 1
Examples:
1 turn, so degree = 2.
3 turns, so degree = 4
2 turns, so degree = 3
The lead coefficient controls how a graph "ends" (on the right).
A positive lead coefficient causes a graph to increase as the domain increases.
A negative lead coefficient causes a graph to decrease as the domain increases.
All these polynomial graphs have positive lead coefficients except two.
Select the two graphs that have negative lead coefficients.
The graph of y = f(x) is shown below.
How many x-intercepts does f(x) have?
What are all the real solutions of f(x) = 0?
or
What are the roots of f(x)?
Example
What is the degree?
Example
What is the constant?
The graph of y = f(x) is shown below.
How many x-intercepts does f(x) have?
What are all the real solutions of f(x) = 0?
or
What are the roots of f(x)?
Example
What is the degree?
Example
What is the constant?
What are all the real solutions of f(x) = 0?
or
What are the roots of f(x)?
Example
What is the degree?
Example
What is the constant?
Sketch a graph for a polynomial function with a:
- positive lead coefficient
- degree = 3
- factors: (x + 8),(x + 1), (x - 3)
- y-intercept: (0,-24)
What are all the real solutions of f(x) = 0?
or
What are the roots for f(x)?
What is the degree of f(x)?
What is the constant for f(x)?
The graph of f(x) is
How many x-intercepts does f(x) have?
Use the x-intercepts and the roots to select the correct factored equation of f(x).
The graph of f(x) is
What are all the real solutions of f(x) = 0?
or
What are the roots of f(x)?
This an example of what the degree looks like in a polynomial.
What is the degree of f(x)?
This is an example of a constant in a polynomial.
What is the constant for f(x)?
The graph of f(x) is
How many x-intercepts does f(x) have?
Use the x-intercepts and the roots to select the correct factored equation of f(x).
The graph of f(x) is
How many x-intercepts does f(x) have?
The graph of f(x) is