Characteristics of Polynomials

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What is meant by End Behavior?

Back

Direction of the graph at the far left and the far right.

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What is the leading coefficient and is it even or odd?

Back

Negative/Even.

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What is the relative maximum value?

Back

y = 4.

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How many extrema (maxes and mins) are in the picture?

Back

3.

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Where is the graph increasing?

Back

(-2.55, 0) U (2.55, ∞).

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What is a polynomial?

Back

A mathematical expression consisting of variables, coefficients, and non-negative integer exponents.

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What is the degree of a polynomial?

Back

The highest power of the variable in the polynomial.

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What are the zeros of a polynomial?

Back

The values of x for which the polynomial equals zero.

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What is a leading term in a polynomial?

Back

The term in a polynomial with the highest degree.

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What does it mean for a polynomial to be even or odd?

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Even polynomials have symmetric graphs about the y-axis; odd polynomials have symmetric graphs about the origin.