Characteristics of Polynomial Functions

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

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Where are the decreasing intervals?

• (-3, 1)

• (-∞, -5) ∪ (0, 2)

• (-∞, -3) ∪ (1, ∞)

• (-5, 0) ∪ (2, ∞)

Which is leading coefficient and Is it even or odd

• Positive/Odd

• Negative/Even

• Positive/Even

• Negative/Odd

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

• Negative/Odd

• Negative/Even

• Positive/Odd

• Positive/Positive/Odd

What is the End behavior on the left side

• x →-∞, y→∞
• x →∞, y→-∞
• x →-∞, y→-∞
• x →∞, y→∞

Identify the zeros:

• x=-2, x=-1, x=0
• x=-2, x=0
• x=-1, x=0, x=2
• x=-2, x=0, x=1

Describe the end behavior of the graph.

• x → ∞, y→ ∞ and x→∞, y→⁻∞

• x → ∞, y→ ∞ and x→⁻∞, y→∞

• x → ∞, y→ ⁻∞ and x→⁻∞, y→⁻∞

• x → ∞,y→ ⁻∞ and x→ ⁻∞, y→∞

Describe the end behavior of the equation. y=2x²+3x-2

• x →∞, y→∞ and x→∞, y→⁻∞

• x →∞, y→∞ and x→⁻∞, y→∞

• x →∞, y→∞ and x→⁻∞, y→0

• x →∞,y→0 and x→∞, y→⁻∞

The domain of a polynomial function is always (-∞, +∞).

• True
• False

What is the relative maximum value?

• y = 4
• y = 2
• y = 1
• y = -1