Is It or Isn't It?
Degree and L.C.
Evaluate
End Behavior
Describing Intervals
100

The part of f(x) = 2x^3 + x^-3 -2 that makes this NOT a polynomial function.

What is the negative exponent?

100

The part of a polynomial function that you look at to determine the degree of the polynomial?

What is the highest power or exponent of x?

100

Evaluate f(x) = x^3 at x = 3

What is 27?

100
The sideways figure eight symbol that represents the biggest or smallest value on a number scale is called this.
What is infinity?
100
If all the x-values in your interval appear to the left of the number 2, then x is ____ than 2.
What is less than?
200
The powers on the x-values all need to be this for the function to be a polynomial function.
What is positive integers zero and above?
200
The type of polynomial when it is 4th degree
What is quartic?
200
Evaluate f(x) = x^5 at x = -2.
What is -32?
200

The two parts of a polynomial function that you look at in order to determine the end behavior.

What are the degree and leading coefficient?

200
All of the x-values for an interval lie to the right of 6. This makes x ____ than 6.
What is greater than?
300
Which term in the function should be the leading term? f(x) = 5 - 6x^4 - 7x^8 + 12x^2 - 3x
What is -7x^8?
300

The degree of a linear function

What is first?

300
Evaluate f(x) = x^3 - 2x^2 -3x - 6 at x = 2
What is -12?
300
The arrow stands for this in end behavior descriptions.
What is approaches?
300
These are the four trends you identify intervals for when you describe the behavior of a polynomial.
What are increasing, decreasing, positive, and negative?
400
The part of this function that makes it NOT a polynomial function: f(x) = 1/2 x^2 - 3/x + 7
What is -3/x?
400
the degree and type of the function f(x) = 12 + 8x^3 + x^2 - 7x
What is third and cubic?
400

Evaluate f(x) = x^3 - 2x^2 - 3x - 6 at x = -2

What is -16?

400
If a polynomial function has an even degree and a positive leading coefficient, both the left and right ends of the function approach this.
What is positive infinity?
400
When the x values fall within an interval that lies between -2 and 5, you write the interval this way.
What is -2
500
When is a square root sign OK in a polynomial function?
What is when the x is outside of it, not under it?
500
the leading coefficient for the function f(x) = 6x - 3x^2 - 12x^3 +18
What is -12?
500
Evaluate f(x) = -2x^4 + 3x^3 - 4x^2 + 6x at x = -1
What is -15?
500
The degree and leading coefficient for a polynomial when f(x) -> - infinity as x -> - infinity and f(x) -> + infinity as x -> + infinity
What is odd degree and positive leading coefficient?
500
A function curves down and touches the x-axis exactly then curves back up again. This is the reason you would have to describe two different intervals on either side of that point, even though all the points around it are positive.
What is because zero is neither negative nor positive?
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