Graphing Polynomials Practice

• degree 4

• degree 2

• degree 5

• degree 3

• Left up, right down

• Both ends go up

• Left down, right up

• Both ends go down

For P2(x) = 2(x − 2)(x + 2)(x − 3), what is the leading coefficient and degree?

• Leading −2, degree 3

• Leading 2, degree 3

• Leading 1, degree 3

• Leading 2, degree 2

For P3(x) = 0.2x(x + 1)(x − 3)(x + 4), which end behavior occurs?

• Left up, right up

• Left down, right down

• Left down, right up

• Left up, right down

For P3(x) = 0.2x(x + 1)(x − 3)(x + 4), how many turning points can the graph have at most?

• At most 5

• At most 2

• At most 3

• At most 4

• x = 5

• x = 3

• x = −3

• x = −1

• Degree 3, negative

• Degree 4, positive

• Degree 4, negative

• Degree 3, positive

• Both ends go down

• Both ends go up

• Left up, right down

• Left down, right up

• x = 0, ±1

• x = 0 only

• x = 0, ±2

• x = ±1 only