Characteristics of the Graphs of Polynomials

What is the interval of decrease?

• (negative infinity, -2)

• (-2, infinity)

• (2, infinity)

• (negative infinity, 2)

Tags

CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7A

What is the min degree?

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 3

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.B.3

How many zeros does this polynomial have?

• 0

• 2

• 3

• 5

What are the "zeros" of this polynomial?

• -2, -1

• -2, -1, 0, 1, 2

• -2, -1, 1, 2

• -2, -1, 4, 1, 2

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.B.3

What are the "zeros" of this polynomial? List your answer(s) as single numbers, separated by commas if more than one answer.

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.B.3

• (-3, 0)

• (0, 0)

• (-2, -4)

Match each graph with the appropriate degree and sign of the leading coefficient.

• degree: odd

  LC: negative

• 
• degree: odd

  LC: positive

• 
• degree: even

  LC: positive

• 
• degree: even

  LC: negative

• 

• The graph crosses the x-axis at (-3.5, 0) and bounces off x-axis at (2, 0)

• The graph crosses the x-axis at (2, 0) and bounces off x-axis at (-3.5, 0)

• The graph crosses the x-axis at (-3.5, 0) and (2, 0)

• The graph bounces off the x-axis at (-3.5, 0) and (2, 0)

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.B.3

• The graph crosses the x-axis at (2,0) and (-2.5, 0)

• The graph falls to the right and rises to the left

• y-intercept: (0, 3)

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

• -∞
  -∞

• +∞
  -∞

• -∞
  +∞

• +∞
  +∞