DEGREE OF A POLYNOMIAL
To find the degree of a polynomial, just find and count the biggest exponents. The green polynomial below is a 3rd degree polynomial because the biggest power is a cube. The purple polynomial below has a degree of 10 since 8+2=10 and that's the biggest one.
polynomial- a collection of terms where each has the form and i is a whole number {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...}
Example:
polynomial function- A function which is a collection of terms where each has the form and i is a whole number {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...}.
Example:
degree of a polynomial- the highest whole number used as an exponent
leading coefficient- the numerical factor (coefficient, multiplier) of the term with the highest degree used in the polynomial
constant term- the term not involving the variable with its sign
quadratic, cubic, quartic- degree 2, 3 or 4
nth degree- degree n polynomial for n a whole number
mono, bi, trinomial- one, two, three terms
turning point- a local maximum or minimum where the graph of the functions changes from increasing to decreasing or vice versa
x-intercepts, real roots or real zeros- interchangeable terms for the location(s) where a graph crosses the x-axis
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Comments (10)
Anonymous said
at 9:53 am on Nov 5, 2007
hey garrick. nice page btw
Anonymous said
at 9:57 am on Nov 5, 2007
very nice
Anonymous said
at 10:17 am on Nov 5, 2007
nice page good examples
Anonymous said
at 1:07 pm on Nov 5, 2007
bigger font would be better
Anonymous said
at 2:29 pm on Nov 5, 2007
great job but bigger font would be better
Anonymous said
at 2:36 pm on Nov 5, 2007
need picture
Anonymous said
at 2:36 pm on Nov 5, 2007
nice page but it should be in your own words
Anonymous said
at 2:56 pm on Nov 5, 2007
hard to read space out lines more
Anonymous said
at 4:35 pm on Nov 21, 2007
Garrick, this doesn't sound like you. I question who wrote most of your content. You did not stay very focused on your subject and cause confusion by talking about coefficients and other stuff.
2 of 4 points
10 of 12 total project points.
Anonymous said
at 11:02 pm on Nov 28, 2007
Hey Mr.Martin shouldn't it be 3 of 4 since the project point is 10 of 12? Just wondering.
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