MATH 1021 Chapter : Section 4 3
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Objective 1: understanding the definition of a polynomial function. The function f x n a x n n a x. + is a polynomial function a are called. 1 of degree n where n is a nonnegative integer. The numbers 0 the coefficients of the polynomial function. The number na is called the leading coefficient and. Objective 2: sketching the graphs of power functions (a) f x x= (b) f x x= Objective 3: determining the end behavior of polynomial functions. Process for determining the end behavior of a polynomial function f x n a x n a n. If the degree n is odd, the graph has opposite left-hand and right-hand end behavior, that is, the graph. Odd degree polynomials have opposite left-hand and right-hand end behavior. na , odd degree. If the degree n is even, the graph has the same left-hand and right-hand end behavior, that is, the graph.
