Evaluating Polynomials and End-Behavior

• Rises on the left and right

• Rises on left, falls on right

• Falls on the left, rises on the right

• Falls on the left and right

Using the graph, what can we assume about the equation?

• Degree - Even

  Leading Coefficient - Positive

• Degree - Odd

  Leading Coefficient - Positive

• Degree - Even

  Leading Coefficient - Negative

• Degree - Odd

  Leading Coefficient - Negative

Using the graph, what can we assume about the equation?

• Degree - Even

  Leading Coefficient - Positive

• Degree - Odd

  Leading Coefficient - Positive

• Degree - Even

  Leading Coefficient - Negative

• Degree - Odd

  Leading Coefficient - Negative

Using the graph, what can we assume about the equation?

• Degree - Even

  Leading Coefficient - Positive

• Degree - Odd

  Leading Coefficient - Positive

• Degree - Even

  Leading Coefficient - Negative

• Degree - Odd

  Leading Coefficient - Negative

Using the graph, what can we assume about the equation?

• Degree - Even

  Leading Coefficient Positive

• Degree - Odd

  Leading Coefficient Positive

• Degree - Even

  Leading Coefficient Negative

• Degree - Odd

  Leading Coefficient Negative

• Rises on the left and right

• Rises on left, falls on right

• Falls on the left, rises on the right

• Falls on the left and right

• Rises on the left and right

• Rises on left, falls on right

• Falls on the left, rises on the right

• Falls on the left and right

Is the degree of the graphed polynomial even or odd?

• Odd

• Even

In the above graph complete the following end behavior:
As x --> -∞, f(x) --> ____
As x --> +∞, f(x) --> ____

• -∞
  -∞

• +∞
  -∞

• -∞
  +∞

• +∞
  +∞

In the above graph complete the following end behavior: (f(x)=y)
As x --> -∞, f(x) --> ____
As x --> +∞, f(x) --> ____

• -∞
  -∞

• +∞
  -∞

• -∞
  +∞

• +∞
  +∞