To prepare for your first Advanced Functions class, you search the internet for a description of a

polynomial functions and this is what you have found:

These are polynomial These are not polynomial

expressions expressions
3x2  5x  3 x  5x 2
1
 4x  5x7  3x4  2
2x  5
2 3
x  3x5  4 6 x 3  5 x 2  3 x  2  4 x 1
3
5 2 1 3x2  5x  1
4x3  x  2x 
3 4 2x2  x  3
3x  5 4x  5
7 sin( x  30  )
 4x x 2 y  3 x  4 y 2
( 2 x  3)( x  1) 2 3 x 3  4 x 2.5

1. What do the expressions in the first column have in common?

Allhave 1variable
Leadingcoefficient
A Exponentsarepositive andwholenumbers
Onlyhas 1variable

2. How are the expressions in the second column different from those in the first?
Somearefractions
Thereare negativeexponents
Therearevariousfamiliessuchastrigfunctions

A power function is the simplest type of polynomial function. Ex.

f x 2x
fx 3x
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 exponents
A polynomial expression is a function of the form 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎 𝑥 + 𝑎 𝑥
est first+ ⋯ + 𝑎 𝑥 + 𝑎 ; 𝑛 > 0, 𝑛 ∈ ℤ

Standard form – written with

4 3 2,2 y
Leading
coefficient
t
constant
key ly int
LET’S EXPLORE – complete the table for each of the functions

Polynomial Function Degree Name Domain and Sketch

Range

Linear D xer
f ( x)  2 x  1 R
y YER
interval DC a at
non inclusive
notation inclusive pitosics

D xEIR
g ( x)  x 2  5 x  4 Ryearly 2
Quadratic
2
s

THEIR
R YER
h( x)  x  5 x  3 x  4
3 2

3 cubic a too
r ooo

D XER
R year
i( x)  x 4  2 x 3  9 x 2  2 x  8

4 quartic D a as
r aid

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 Example 1: Example 2:

5
max
4 focal
3
2
1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
i
loggh -1 sosus i i ai a sa s s
-2
-3
-4
-5

Domain:
Domain:

Range:
Range:

0,1 2,4
LyEIR
Zero(s)/x-intercept(s):
C as as Zero(s)/x-intercept(s):

i14,0 13,0
2,0 I 1,0
iii 3,0 iii y-intercept:
y-intercept:

1011.5 10,1
Turning Point(s):
whichthethegraph
Turning Point(s):
thepointat goes

Maximum/Minimum Value(s):
Maximum/Minimum Value(s):

None Symmetry:
Symmetry:
None

i
pointsymmetry

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 HOMEWORK – complete the following questions PLUS p.11 #1,2,7

1. Expand and Simplify. Express each equation in standard form.

3
x 3 x s x tax 3 x51 2 3 5 iox.is x 3 213 15 2 2
a) f(x) = (x – 1)(x + 3)(x – 5) xyzx 3 15 tax 2 5 3 63 13 4 3
abic b)3rdf(x) = (2x + 3)(x + 1)(3x – 1) 2 2 3 3 3 1 2 5 3 3 1 6
2
3 2 3 3 axtaxtbx bxir.is is 3 3 21 18

Y
abic c)3rdf(x) = -3(x – 2)(x + 3)(1 – x ) 3 6 x x's 3
f 1
aortic d)4thf(x) = (2x – 1)(x + 2)(3x + 1)(x – 3)taxtax x cCsx axtx3 243 2 3 28 3 64ioxsoxaaxszai oxtlb.to
qx
cubic e)3rdf(x) = -6(2x – 3)2(x + 2)
2. For each function in question 1, state the degree of the polynomial and identify the type of function.

3. For each graph, indicate the domain, range,

x-intercept(s), y-intercept, turning point(s), max and/or min value(s), and symmetry.

a) b) c)

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maxi Localmint
minimaxLocal
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R} R} {y | y ≥ 0 , y {x | x
Line symmetry (-1, 0) , (0,1) and (1,0) Min: 0 Max: 1 1 -1 and 1
R} R} {y | y ≥ -2, y {x | x
Line symmetry Min: -2 (-2.5, -2) 4 -4 and -1
R} {y | y R} {x | x
Point symmetry Max: 3 Min: -5 (-2.2, 3) and (.4, -5) -5 -3, -1.2 and 1.2
Symmetry Max or min values Turning point(s) y-int x-intercept(s) Range Domain

3 a,b,c)
2 a) degree 3, cubic b) degree 3, cubic c) degree 3, cubic d) degree 4, quartic e) degree 3, cubic
1 a) x3 – 3x2 – 13x + 15 b) 6x3 + 13x2 + 4x – 3 c) 3x3 – 21x + 18 d) 6x4 – 7x3 – 36x2 +7x + 6 e) -24x3 + 24x2 + 90x – 108

Homework answers:

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