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Polynomial functions: degree, leading coefficient, and end behavior — Homework
Put each polynomial in standard form first, then read off degree and leading coefficient before answering.
- 1.State the degree and leading coefficient of f(x) = 6x^5 - x^2 + 3, and describe its end behavior.
- 2.State the degree and leading coefficient of g(x) = -4x^2 + 9x - 1, and describe its end behavior.
- 3.Put h(x) = 5 - x^4 + 2x in standard form, then state its degree and leading coefficient.
- 4.A polynomial has a left end that rises and a right end that falls. What can you conclude about its degree and leading coefficient?
- 5.Explain why a polynomial's middle terms (everything except the leading term) never change its end behavior.
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