Warm Up: Solve & Sketch the graph:
Graphing Polynomials & Finding a Polynomial Function
Equivalent Statements: x = a is a zero of the function f. x = a is a solution of the polynomial equation f(x)=0. (x-a) is a factor of the polynomial f(x) (a, 0) is an x-intercept of the graph of f
Multiplicity
Repeated Zeros
Sketch the graph: Multiplicity of 2. Touches. Through these Points. End behavior:
Multiplicity - repeated zero – Means………….. If it occurs an odd number of times, the graph crosses the x-axis at the zero. If it occurs an even number of times, the graph will just touch the x-axis at the zero.
Sketch the graph: Mult. of 3 Goes Through Mult. Of 2 Touches 1 st Term would be End Behavior: 13 xy
Sketch the graph: Both have a multiplicity of 2. Just Touch! xy 1 st Term would be End Behavior:
Can you write a polynomial function if you know the zeros?
Find a Polynomial function that has the given zeros: 6, -3
Find a Polynomial function that has the given zeros: 0, 3, -5
Find a Polynomial function that has the given zeros: 3, 2, -2, -1
Find a Polynomial function that has the given zeros: and
Long & Synthetic Division
Use Long Division and use the result to factor the polynomial completely. 1 st Step:
2 nd Step:
Divide using long division: Remainder
Divide using long division:
You Try: Divide using long division
Divide using long division
Synthetic Division
Divide using synthetic division to find the zeros:
Divide using synthetic division:
You Try: Divide using synthetic division – Find zeros: 4
You Try: Divide using synthetic division: