Key Features of Polynomials

what the is the end behavior

• Up, up

• up, down

• down, down

• down, up

what the is the end behavior

• Up, up

• up, down

• down, down

• down, up

Describe the end behavior of the graph.

• x → -∞, f(x) → ∞ and x→∞, f(x) →⁻∞

• x → -∞, f(x) → ∞ and x→∞, f(x) →∞

• x → -∞, f(x) → ∞ and x→∞, f(x) → 0

• x → -∞,f(x) → -∞and x→ ∞, f(x) → ∞

Classify the polynomial:
3x² – 8x + 1

• quadratic trinomial

• cubic trinomial

• quadratic binomial

• cubic binomial 

Match the following for the polynomial: y = x³ + 5x² + 4x - 7

• 3

• real solutions

• -6

• number of terms

• 2

• imaginary solutions

• 1

• degree

• 4

• constant/y-intercept

x² + 2x³ - 6

• is the leading term

• the name of this polynomial is

• 2

• the leading coefficient is

• cubic trinomial

• the constant term is

• -6

• 
• 3

• the degree of the polynomial is

what the leading coefficient

• Postive

• Negative

• Even

• Odd

What is the degree of the graphed polynomial?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

For the pictured polynomial, at which interval is it decreasing?

• (-∞, 2)

• (-2, 0)

• (0, ∞)

• (-3, 1)

For the pictured polynomial, which is a relative max?

• (-3, -2)

• (3, 0)

• (2, 0)

• (4, 1)