Polynomials and Zeros

What do "zeros" represent?

• something a polynomial can not be.

• the place that the polynomial crosses the x axis/ the x value that makes the whole equation equal to zero

• the place that the polynomial crosses the y axis/ the y value where x=0

• the number zero

To find zeroes of polynomials, we...

• say x=0

• make pancakes

• ask NASA

• set factors equal to zero

If a polynomial has 2 factors, it will have 2 zeros (or 1 zero with a multiplicity of 2).

• True

• False

A polynomial has 7 factors. What is the degree of that polynomial?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 19

What is the degree of (x-1)(x+5)?

• 3

• 4

• 1

• 2

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The degree of the function is...

• the size of it

• the number of terms

• the greatest exponent on the variable

• a BS in mathematics