Zeros of a Polynomial
Degree and L.C.
Dividing Polynomials
End Behavior
Describing Intervals
100

Zeros of (x-5)(x+2)

What is 5 and -2

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) = x3 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

Zeros of x2+5x+4

What is -4 and -1

200
The degree of a linear function
What is first?
200

Evaluate f(x) = x5 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

Zeros of x2+3x-28

What is -7 and 4?

300

the degree of the function f(x) = 12 + 8x3 + x2 - 7x

What is third degree?

300

Evaluate f(x) = x3 - 2x2 -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

Zeros of 2x3+8x2+24x

What is 0, -2, and -6?

400

the leading coefficient for the function f(x) = 6x - 3x2 - 12x3 +18

What is -12?

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<x<5?
500

What are the zeros of 3x2+5x-2?

What is 1/3 and -2?

500

the degree of the polynomial: (x-3)(x+1)2(x+3)

What is 5?

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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