Characteristics of the Graphs of Polynomials

What is the degree of the function graphed here?

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

What is the degree of the above polynomial graph?

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6

Is the leading coefficient positive or negative

• positive
• negative

What is the smallest possible degree of the function

• 1st
• 3rd
• 4th
• 5th

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.B.3

Which function is graphed?

• (x - 4)(x + 2)(x - 8)=0
• (x - 4)(x - 2)(x + 8)=0
• (x - 4)(x + 2)(x + 8)=0
• (x + 4)(x + 2)(x + 8)=0

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.B.3

What is the degree and end behaviors of the function behind this text? (As x−>∞, as x−>-∞, as usual...)

• 2; ∞,-∞
• 3; ∞,∞
• 4; ∞,∞
• 6; ∞,∞

What is the degree of the polynomial function
P(x)=3x⁴-7x²-2x⁷-x+4?

• 4
• 7
• 2
• 1

In the above graph complete the following end behavior:
As x --> -∞, f(x) --> ____
As x --> +∞, f(x) --> ____

• -∞
  -∞
• +∞
  -∞
• -∞
  +∞
• +∞
  +∞

Match the graph to the function

• f(x) = -x⁴-x³+5x²-6
• f(x) = x⁴+3x²-3x+1
• f(x) = -x³+2x²-x-6
• f(x) = x⁴+x³+5x²-6

Match the graph to the function

• f(x) = x⁵-1
• f(x) = x⁵-6x³+8x+1
• f(x) = x³+8x+1
• f(x) = -x⁵-6x³+8x+1