Warm-up: HW: Cumulative Review Packet Describe the left and right hand behavior Determine the range of the function Use Descartes Rule to find the possible number of + or – real zeros Use the Rational Zeros Test to determine the possible real zeros Write f(x) in factored form Find all the real zeros of f(x) Find the y-intercept. Is x = -1 an upper bound, lower bound, or neither? HW: Cumulative Review Packet
HW Answers: pg. 248(2 – 14even, 18, 20, 26, 31, 46, 48)
The Real Zeros of a Polynomial Function Objective: Use Descartes Rule of Signs Use the Rational Zeros Test Find bounds for real zeros of polynomial functions Factor polynomials completely Find real zeros of a polynomial
HW: Cumulative Review Packet Sneedlegrit: Find all rational zeros: HW: Cumulative Review Packet