Polynomial Arithmetic Mr. McOwen

Warm-Up

Addition/Subtraction: Polynomial Arithmetic can use horizontal or vertical methods for each To add or subtract polynomials, add or subtract the coefficients of terms with the same degree. You can use a horizontal or vertical format. Ex. 1 a.a. b.b. What is:

Ex. 2 a.a. b.b.

Warm-Up

can use horizontal or vertical methods for each Multiplication: Ex. 1 To multiply two polynomials together we use the distributive property.

What is: Ex. 2

The graph of a polynomial function is continuous. The graph of a polynomial function has only smooth turns. A function of n degrees has at most n – 1 turns. Characteristics of Graphs of Polynomial Functions

Graphs of Polynomials

Graph the following:

x³ vs x5 ��

x² vs x4

Worksheet – end behavior Pages all all all Classwork and Homework

1.) 2.) 3.)

Use Synthetic Substitution to evaluate each of the following:, find4.), find 5.)

Evaluating with i and square root

, find

Evaluate each of the following:, find