Polynomial Functions Vocabulary Review

What is the degree of the polynomial?
  9x⁵ - x⁴ + 2x

• 9

• 5

• 4

• 2

What degree does the function have?
  f(x) = -2x³ + 7x

• even

• odd

Tags

CCSS.HSF.BF.B.3

The end behavior of a polynomial function is determined by the degree and the sign of the leading coefficient.
Identify the degree of the polynomial and the sign of the leading coefficient 

• Leading Coefficient Positive
  Degree - Even

• Leading Coefficient Positive
  Degree - Odd

• Leading Coefficient Negative
  Degree - Even

• Leading Coefficient Negative
  Degree - Odd

• 5

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

Label each polynomial correctly.

e

f

g

h

Cubic Binomial

Cubic Monomial

Quadratic Binomial

Linear Trinomial

Quadratic Monomial

Quadratic Trinomial

Cubic Trinomial

Linear Binomial

• monomial

• binomial

• trinomial

• none of the above

• Monomial
• Binomial
• Trinomial
• Polynomial

Correctly label each polynomial.

b

e

f

g

Constant binomial

Linear binomial

Cubic binomial

Linear monomial

Quadratic binomial

Quadratic trinomial

Cubic trinomial

Constant monomial

• Monomial
• Binomial
• Trinomial
• Polynomial

Based on the end behavior of the polynomial, what best describes the leading coefficient?

• a negative real number

•  a positive real number

• an even real number

• an odd real number