Luttrell 2012
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Name: ______________________
Date: _____
9 - Polynomials of any Degree
1. Describe the difference in the shape of the curves between even-powered polynomials and
odd-powered polynomials.
2. Complex solutions come in _____________. They are ________________ to each other.
Use synthetic division to rewrite as linear (or non-reducible quadratic) factors:
3.
x
x
x
3
2
4
4
−
−
+
4.
5
3
8
20
3
2
x
x
x
−
−
+
5.
x
x
x
x
4
3
2
5
6
+
−
+ −
6. How many possible positive and negative zeros does
y
x
x
x
x
=
−
−
+
+
4
3
2
11
9
8
have?
