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UNIT 2, LESSON 1 POLYNOMIAL FUNCTIONS

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Page 1: UNIT 2, LESSON 1 POLYNOMIAL FUNCTIONS. WHAT IS A POLYNOMIAL FUNCTION? Coefficients must be real numbers. Exponents must be whole numbers

UNIT 2, LESSON 1

POLYNOMIAL FUNCTIONS

Page 2: UNIT 2, LESSON 1 POLYNOMIAL FUNCTIONS. WHAT IS A POLYNOMIAL FUNCTION? Coefficients must be real numbers. Exponents must be whole numbers

WHAT IS A POLYNOMIAL FUNCTION?

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1 ... axaxaxaxaxP nn

nn

nn

• Coefficients must be real numbers.• Exponents must be whole numbers.

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COMPONENTS

• Leading Coefficient• Leading Term• Degree• Constant Term

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1 ... axaxaxaxaxP nn

nn

nn

Page 4: UNIT 2, LESSON 1 POLYNOMIAL FUNCTIONS. WHAT IS A POLYNOMIAL FUNCTION? Coefficients must be real numbers. Exponents must be whole numbers

COMPONENTS

• Leading Coefficient• Leading Term• Degree• Constant Term

012

21

1 ... axaxaxaxaxP nn

nn

nn

Page 5: UNIT 2, LESSON 1 POLYNOMIAL FUNCTIONS. WHAT IS A POLYNOMIAL FUNCTION? Coefficients must be real numbers. Exponents must be whole numbers

COMPONENTS

• Leading Coefficient• Leading Term• Degree• Constant Term

012

21

1 ... axaxaxaxaxP nn

nn

nn

Page 6: UNIT 2, LESSON 1 POLYNOMIAL FUNCTIONS. WHAT IS A POLYNOMIAL FUNCTION? Coefficients must be real numbers. Exponents must be whole numbers

COMPONENTS

• Leading Coefficient• Leading Term• Degree• Constant Term

012

21

1 ... axaxaxaxaxP nn

nn

nn

Page 7: UNIT 2, LESSON 1 POLYNOMIAL FUNCTIONS. WHAT IS A POLYNOMIAL FUNCTION? Coefficients must be real numbers. Exponents must be whole numbers

COMPONENTS

• Leading Coefficient• Leading Term• Degree• Constant Term

012

21

1 ... axaxaxaxaxP nn

nn

nn

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SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

•Constant•Linear•Quadratic•Cubic•Quartic

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END BEHAVIOR

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END BEHAVIORLead CoefficientPositive

Degree = Even

Lead CoefficientNegative

Degree = Even

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END BEHAVIORLead CoefficientPositive

Degree = Even

Lead CoefficientNegative

Degree = Even

Lead CoefficientPositive

Degree = Odd

Lead CoefficientNegative

Degree = Odd

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MULTIPLICITY OF ROOTS

• If r is a zero of a polynomial and the exponent on the term that produced the root is k then we say that r has multiplicity k.• For example, the polynomial

will have one zero, x=5, and its multiplicity will be 2

http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Classes/Alg/ZeroesOfPolynomials.aspx

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LIST THE MULTIPLICITIES OF THE ZEROES OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING

POLYNOMIALS.

1.

2.

3.

http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Classes/Alg/ZeroesOfPolynomials.aspx