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Polynomial functions

Degree, end behaviour, zeros, turning points, and what the graph must look like.

A polynomial of degree n has at most n real zeros and at most n − 1 turning points, and its ends point where the leading term sends them. Factoring finds the zeros; the derivative finds the turning points. Type a polynomial as y = … to see all of it at once.

Exemplu lucrat · y = x^3 - 3x

Algebra · Functions

Graph and analyse x^3 - 3x

y = x^{3} - 3 x

Pas cu pas

  1. x^{3} - 3 x

    An expression in x. Here is what it does.

  2. x \left(x^{2} - 3\right)

    Simplified form.

  3. x = 0, x = - \sqrt{3}, x = \sqrt{3}

    Real zeros (where the graph crosses the axis).

  4. \frac{d}{dx} = 3 x^{2} - 3

    Derivative (slope).

Revelează răspunsul
x \left(x^{2} - 3\right)

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Cum să: Polynomial functions

  1. An expression in x. Here is what it does.
  2. Simplified form.
  3. Real zeros (where the graph crosses the axis).
  4. Derivative (slope).

Întrebări pe care oamenii le întreabă

What is a function, really?

A rule that assigns exactly one output to each input. The vertical-line test on a graph is the same idea: no input may have two outputs.

Why do we need complex numbers?

Because x² + 1 = 0 has no real solution, and allowing one new number i with i² = −1 makes every polynomial equation solvable. They then turn out to describe rotation, waves and alternating current more naturally than real numbers do.

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