How can you tell the direction of the opening of the graph of a parabola by looking at the equation?

The value of "a" tells you the direction of the opening.

The vertex tells you the direction of the opening

Identify the degree of the polynomial and the sign of the leading coefficient

Leading Coefficient Negative Degree - Odd

Leading Coefficient Positive Degree - Even

Leading Coefficient Positive Degree - Odd

Leading Coefficient Negative Degree - Even

Based on the end behavior which option best describes the leading term?

negative coefficient, even degree

negative coefficient, odd degree

negative degree, odd coefficient

negative degree, even coefficient

HA2 - Characteristics of Polynomial Functions

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the degree?

Positive

Negative

Odd

Even

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

CCSS.HSA.APR.B.3

CCSS.HSF.IF.C.7

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The largest exponent determines the degree of the polynomial.

True

False

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the degree?

Positive

Negative

Odd

Even

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

CCSS.HSA.APR.B.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The domain of a polynomial function is always (-∞, +∞).

True

False

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CCSS.HSF.IF.A.1

CCSS.HSF.IF.A.2

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

A Quartic Polynomial has, at most, how many real zeros?

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the range of this quadratic function?

All real numbers.

[2, infinity)

[4, infinity)

(negative infinity, 4]

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Select the best answer for:
The polynomial is...

Odd degree, positive leading coefficient.

Odd degree, negative leading coefficient.

Even degree, positive leading coefficient.

Even degree, negative leading coefficient.

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CCSS.HSA.APR.B.3

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HA2 - Characteristics of Polynomial Functions

What is the degree?

The largest exponent determines the degree of the polynomial.

What is the degree?

The domain of a polynomial function is always (-∞, +∞).

A Quartic Polynomial has, at most, how many real zeros?

What is the range of this quadratic function?

Select the best answer for:
The polynomial is...

What is another way to say "where a function crosses the x-axis"?

What is the degree?

The end behavior can be written as x --> - infinity, y --> _ and as x --> infinity, y --> _.

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HA2 - Characteristics of Polynomial Functions

What is the degree?

The largest exponent determines the degree of the polynomial.

What is the degree?

The domain of a polynomial function is always (-∞, +∞).

A Quartic Polynomial has, at most, how many real zeros?

What is the range of this quadratic function?

Select the best answer for: The polynomial is...

What is another way to say "where a function crosses the x-axis"?

What is the degree?

The end behavior can be written as x --> - infinity, y --> ___ and as x --> infinity, y --> ___.

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